Can Science Help Us Understand Humor?


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Apr 05 2018 47 mins   198

Today, we find our funny bone. Not literally. Instead, we're going to breakdown the science of humor. We'll cover what happens in our brains when we find something funny, how a sense of humor evolved, what makes something not funny at all, and even if we can teach robots and A.I. to be funny!

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Sources:

The Biology Of Humor: In Search Of The Cerebral Funny Bone

http://discovermagazine.com/2002/may/featbiology

Is there a scientific formula for funny?

https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/formula-for-funny2.htm

Scientists Discovered What Makes Something Funny

http://www.businessinsider.com/bob-mankoff-science-of-funny-humor-new-yorker-cartoon-2014-12

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