Laughter: What's so funny about that?

Stuff You Should Know

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Society & Culture

4.6 • 79.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2011

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

The response to humor starts with electrical activity, potentially translating to physical responses that make up laughter. Science still can't pin down what makes one thing amusing and another not (which is pretty funny). Tune in to learn more.

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0:00.0	There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of.
0:05.7	That's why we launched The Big Take.
0:08.3	It's a daily podcast from Bloomberg and I Heart Radio that turns down the volume a bit
0:14.0	to give you some space to think.
0:16.4	I'm Wes Kosova.
0:17.7	Each weekday I dig into one important story and talk about why it matters.
0:23.6	Listen to The Big Take on The I Heart Radio App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.
0:30.5	Brought to you by the reinvented 2012 Camry.
0:33.3	It's ready for you.
0:35.9	Welcome to Stucky Should Know, GrimhouseStuffWorks.com.
0:45.8	Hey and welcome to The Podcast.
0:47.3	I'm Josh Clark.
0:48.4	There's Charles W. Chuck Bryant.
0:50.8	Hey.
0:51.8	Hey.
0:53.0	You have tape on your new light cover.
0:58.3	Well that's because it's mine and mine alone.
1:00.1	Oh, I'm going to write Chuck on it.
1:01.9	At some point that's going to affect something.
1:03.7	That's not it.
1:04.7	Well, how does he sound, Jerry?
1:06.3	I'll screw it up.
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