Laughter 101

Why do we laugh?

21 December 2017

Interview with

Professor Sophie Scott- UCL

Part of the show The Science of 2017

Children laughing

Children laughing

Credit:

GNU1.2 - David Shankbone

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To dispell those January blues, Chris Smith got the lowdown from UCL's Sophie Scott on what makes us laugh...

Originally taken from the show The Science of Laughter.

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