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The Art of Charm

618: Peter McGraw | The Humor Code

The Art of Charm

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4.711K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2017

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Peter McGraw (@petermcgraw) is an associate professor of marketing and psychology at the University of Colorado Boulder, founder of the Humor Research Lab (HuRL), and co-author of The Humor Code: A Global Search for What Makes Things Funny. The Cheat Sheet: Humor is ubiquitous -- amusement and laughter are present in all cultures and many non-human mammals. Humor: what is it good for? What are the risks and rewards of humor? Is there a connection between laughter and memory? Can humor be taught? And so much more... If you're a business owner, did you know your payments solution can be an engine for growth? Rethink payments with Braintree. Find out more at braintreepayments.com/forbes! Want to wash two loads and dry two loads of laundry at the same time? The new Wi-Fi enabled Samsung FlexWash and FlexDry washer and dryer pair can do it -- and you can get it now at The Home Depot! Save money on travel and get a free Amazon gift card every time you use Upside! Enter the code FORBES at checkout here and you're guaranteed a free $200 Amazon gift card your first time (minimum purchase required)! Stop wearing shirts that don't fit. Start looking your best. Go to propercloth.com/charm and enter gift code charm to save $20 on your first shirt! Does your business have an Internet presence? Now save a whopping 50% on new webhosting packages here with HostGator by using coupon code CHARM! Free yourself from typing notes, reports, and documents by going with the transcriptionists we trust here at AoC: TranscriptionOutsourcing.net -- 99% or higher accuracy guaranteed! Find out more about the team who makes The Art of Charm podcast here! Show notes at https://theartofcharm.com/618/ HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dig the show, please subscribe in iTunes and write us a review! This is what helps us stand out from the crowd and help people find the credible advice they need. Review the show in iTunes! We rely on it! http://www.theartofcharm.com/mobilereview Stay Charming!

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0:00.0

We can learn to serve a tennis ball, to play piano, to become a better public speaker.

0:06.2

And so all of those things suggest to me that if you wanted to try to be funnier, you

0:11.6

could improve that skill.

0:20.1

Welcome to The Art of Charm.

0:21.1

I'm Jordan Harbinger.

0:22.1

Today, we're talking with Dr. Peter McGraw.

0:24.7

He's a professor of marketing and psychology at the University of Colorado and Boulder,

0:28.8

he studies humor, judgment, emotion, choice.

0:31.8

He spent the last 10 years studying the answer to the question, what makes things funny and

0:36.2

led him to found the humor research lab, aka hurl.

0:40.2

I see what he did there.

0:41.6

Today we're going to discover why humor is ubiquitous.

0:44.2

Amusement and laughter is present in all cultures, occurs across all age groups and is

0:48.0

even experienced by non-human mammals.

0:50.1

You can tickle rats and we'll go there.

0:51.8

We'll also discuss why people should pursue more humor in their life, coping relationship

0:56.4

building, how to pursue humor more effectively, in other words, how to be funnier, and explain

1:00.5

how comedy can be a tool for good, such as speaking truth to power and for evil, like bullying.

1:06.3

Enjoy this episode with Dr. Peter McGraw.

1:08.7

And if you're new to the show, we'd love to send you some top episodes and the AOC toolbox.

1:13.4

That's where we study the science of people and discuss concepts like reading body language,

1:17.6

having charismatic nonverbal communication, the science of attraction, negotiation techniques,

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