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	Podcast:		Seeker Plus
	Episode:		Can Science Help Us Understand Humor?
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		00:48:28
	Publish Date:		2018-04-05 06:00:00
	Description:		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! ____________________ 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 ____________________ Follow Trace on twitter: http://twitter.com/tracedominguez Follow Matt Lieberman on twitter: http://twitter.com/mattlieberman Follow Seeker on twitter: http://twitter.com/seeker And, subscribe on YouTube too: http://youtube.com/seeker Seeker inspires us to see the world through the lens of science and evokes a sense of curiosity, optimism and adventure. Visit the Seeker website for more science coveragehttps://www.seeker.com/
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