618: Peter McGraw | The Humor Code

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🗓️ 18 May 2017

⏱️ 54 minutes

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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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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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