I am asked this question often, "Why do we laugh?" My common answer is, "As social animals it helps us deal with the stress of being social animals."
In this 17 minute TED Talk, Dr. Sophie Scott, talks about her own and other's research into the subject.
Most of this TED talk is information based and quite interesting, but by the end I was gasping for air in full laughter. Then she explained why. Educational and fun... not a bad way to learn.
Sophie Scott, Ph.D is the deputy director of the University College London’s Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience.
