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Is there a language of laughter?
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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Sep 16, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Laugh and the world laughs with you, or so you might think. But watch any good comedian on TV by yourself and chances are you’ll laugh a lot less than if you were sat in a lively comedy crowd watching the same comedian in the flesh.
But why is that? Do people from different cultures and corners of the world all laugh at the same things? These are questions raised by CrowdScience listener Samuel in Ghana who wonders why he’s always cracking up more easily than those around him. Presenter Caroline Steel digs into whether it’s our personality, the people around us, or the atmosphere of the room that determines how much we giggle, following neuroscience and psychology on a global trail in search of a good laugh.
Producer: Richard Walker
Presenter: Caroline Steel
[Image: Two Women laughing. Credit: Getty Images]
But why is that? Do people from different cultures and corners of the world all laugh at the same things? These are questions raised by CrowdScience listener Samuel in Ghana who wonders why he’s always cracking up more easily than those around him. Presenter Caroline Steel digs into whether it’s our personality, the people around us, or the atmosphere of the room that determines how much we giggle, following neuroscience and psychology on a global trail in search of a good laugh.
Producer: Richard Walker
Presenter: Caroline Steel
[Image: Two Women laughing. Credit: Getty Images]
Released:
Sep 16, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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