18: Negotiating Life with Laughter
Laughter Research
English - June 21, 2021 19:01 - 17 minutes - 24.4 MBEducation Science Social Sciences comedy humour health humor laughter mental psychology research science wellbeing Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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What is the purpose of laughter? Is it simply a physiological response to humour? If so, why do people find themselves laughing at extremely 'unfunny' moments, such as when they find themselves involved in a car crash, or when watching a distressing video?
In this episode, I introduce the idea that laughter is more than an expression of humour appreciation and it is more likely to be a means to help us negotiate our way through this unpredictable world, by helping us to deal with some of life's challenges.