The Comedy of Error: Why evolution made us laugh

Jonathan Silvertown

The Comedy of Error: Why evolution made us laugh
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Scribe Publications
Country
Australia
Published
29 September 2020
Pages
192
ISBN
9781922310095

The Comedy of Error: Why evolution made us laugh

Jonathan Silvertown

Good jokes, bad jokes, clever jokes, dad jokes - the desire to laugh is universal. But why do we find some gags hilarious, whilst others fall flat? Can you train yourself to be funnier? And why does explaining a joke make it less amusing rather than more so?

\r\n\r\nIn The Comedy of Error, Professor Jonathan Silvertown explores the science and philosophy behind why we laugh, and shows that understanding how humour really works can provide endless entertainment.

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