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Feb 12, 2018 · True to form, philosophers, scientists, and certain left-brained comedians have been scrutinizing humor’s innards for centuries, seeking a serious understanding of what makes things funny.
Feb 14, 2018 · True to form, philosophers, scientists, and certain left-brained comedians have been scrutinizing humor’s innards for centuries, seeking a serious understanding of what makes things funny.
Mar 29, 2017 · A new study has taken a closer look inside the brains of professional comedians to see how neuroscience corresponds with creativity.
Jan 30, 2018 · Specifically, what goes on in the brains of comedians when they invent funny jokes. Amir is pioneering a new field of research that looks at humor creation in the brain.
Feb 22, 2018 · No comedian wants their jokes to be evaluated based on some normative expectation of what they should or should not be accomplishing politically, culturally, informationally, or otherwise.
May 5, 2011 · E.B. White once wrote that "humor can be dissected, as a frog can, but the thing dies in the process and the innards are discouraging to any but the pure scientific mind." A look at an...
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Dec 21, 2020 · We evaluate each antecedent against the existing empirical evidence and find that simultaneity, violation, and benign appraisals all help distinguish humorous from nonhumorous experiences, but surprise and superiority do not.
