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From the Evolution of Plants to Humor feat. Jonathan Silvertown
Good jokes, bad jokes, clever jokes, dad jokes — the desire to laugh is universal. But why do we find some gags hilarious, whilst others fall flat? Jonathan Silvertown attempts to answer this question and more in his most recent work “The Comedy of Error: Why Evolution Made Us Laugh.” Jonathan is a Professor of Evolutionary Ecology and Chair in Technology-Enhanced Science Education in Biological Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. He has also written a number of other books including The Long and the Short of It: The Science of Life Span and Aging, and Dinner with Darwin: Food, Drink…
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