Can Science Help Us Understand Humor?

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English - April 05, 2018 11:00 - 48 minutes - ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
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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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