Why Do We Laugh?

You know what's funny? Why people laugh. Hank talks about the science of laughter: what makes us laugh, what purpose it serves, and even what it can tell us about our mental and physical health. Hilarious!

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Sources for this episode:
http://science.howstuffworks.com/life...
http://news.rutgers.edu/research/seri...
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/3077386/ns/...
http://www.scientificamerican.com/art...
Why Do We Laugh When Someone Falls?
http://phys.org/news/2011-02-falls.html
http://www.rightdiagnosis.com/sym/lau...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09...

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