Ha!: The Science of When We Laugh and Why [Kindle Edition]
Author: Scott Weems | Language: English | ISBN: B00ET7IZFW | Format: PDF, EPUB
Ha!: The Science of When We Laugh and Why
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An entertaining tour of the science of humor and laughter
Humor, like pornography, is famously difficult to define. We know it when we see it, but is there any way to figure out what we really find funny? In this fascinating investigation into the science of humor and laughter, neuroscientist Scott Weems uncovers what’s happening in our heads when we giggle, guffaw, or double over with laughter. Beginning with the premise that humor arises from inner conflict in the brain, Weems explores such issues as why surprise is so important for humor, why computers are terrible at recognizing what’s funny, and why cringe-worthy stereotypes make us laugh the hardest. From the role of insult jokes to the benefit of laughing for our immune system responses, Ha! reveals why humor is so idiosyncratic, and why how-to books alone will never help us become funnier people. Packed with the latest research, amusing anecdotes (and even a few jokes), Ha! is a delightful tour of why humor is so important to our daily lives.
Download latest books on mediafire and other links compilation Ha!: The Science of When We Laugh and Why Humor, like pornography, is famously difficult to define. We know it when we see it, but is there any way to figure out what we really find funny? In this fascinating investigation into the science of humor and laughter, neuroscientist Scott Weems uncovers what’s happening in our heads when we giggle, guffaw, or double over with laughter. Beginning with the premise that humor arises from inner conflict in the brain, Weems explores such issues as why surprise is so important for humor, why computers are terrible at recognizing what’s funny, and why cringe-worthy stereotypes make us laugh the hardest. From the role of insult jokes to the benefit of laughing for our immune system responses, Ha! reveals why humor is so idiosyncratic, and why how-to books alone will never help us become funnier people. Packed with the latest research, amusing anecdotes (and even a few jokes), Ha! is a delightful tour of why humor is so important to our daily lives.
- File Size: 479 KB
- Print Length: 258 pages
- Publisher: Basic Books (March 4, 2014)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00ET7IZFW
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
- Lending: Not Enabled
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #59,019 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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This author educates us through his "investigation into the science of humor and laughter" using multiple lenses. He holds a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience for UCLA, an MFA in Creative Writing from Lesley University, and is a former research scientist at the University Of Maryland Center for Advanced Study of Language. Weems cites current research, and includes anecdotes and some jokes, while exploring a maze of empirical data about why humor is important in our lives every day.
Weems argues that "humor has only recently become a legitimate topic of study for academic fields like linguistics, psychology, and sociology". His goal is to "act as a translator", combining interesting findings from a variety of fields to "form a new field...Humorology". He cites different assessment tools, including "the Mirth Response Test, a humor tool from the mid-twentieth century that was once popular enough to be featured in Life Magazine". He also identifies other questionnaires including: the "3WD (Witz Dimensionen, or "joke dimension"), Humor Test ", developed by German researcher Willibald Ruch, which, based on responses to jokes and cartoons, groups humor preferences into three types. Weems also discusses a questionnaire developed by Richard Wiseman, Psychologist from north of London, used in Wiseman's project called the Language Lab, to assess "What makes a joke funny?".
Our professor connects studies about brain chemistry with humor, including neuroscientist Dena Mobbs research at Stanford University linking the "dopamine reward circuit" to humor as one side effect of the emotional response to positive feelings. Mobbs examines "the three stages our brains go through when transforming ambiguity and confusion into pleasure".
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