The science of human and animal laughter | Sophie Scott | TEDxDurham

So laughter, it's an interesting behavior. It's something we engage in a lot. We're interested in it, but we're pretty much wrong in what we think it's about.If you ask humans, "What makes you laugh? When do you laugh?" We'll talk about jokes and comedy and humor. And of course, we do laugh at those things, but most of the time when we laugh, it's happening purely for social reasons. We laugh more when we're with other people.It's it's kind of potentiated. We're primed to laugh when we're other with other h ...