Why Do We Laugh?

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You know what's funny? Why people laugh. Hank talks about the science of laughter: what makes us laugh, what purpose it serves, and even what it can tell us about our mental and physical health. Hilarious! Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/artist/52/SciShow -- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Sources for this episode: http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/laughter2.htm http://news.rutgers.edu/research/serious-question-why-20091014#.UfqhMNLviSo http://www.nbcnews.com/id/3077386/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/big-mystery-why-do-we-laugh/#.UfqqD9LviSo http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=ask-the-brains-why-do-we-laugh http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yVE0We52Lc http://phys.org/news/2011-02-falls.html http://www.rightdiagnosis.com/sym/laughter.htm#intro http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/24/animals-laugh-_n_1900493.html

Published 2013-09-10 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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