Using Laughter to Drive Home Tough Lessons About Sexual Violence
(World News USA)

Dr. Gail Stern is funny. And she uses that in her work, teaching college students, members of the military, business people and others how to prevent sexual violence. Stern says she began doing standup comedy as a teenager and found that getting people to laugh also got them to open up about difficult topics. `There`s something deeper there than just being funny,` she says. With her creative partner, Christian Murphy, Stern has spent the past 20 years...