Robert Provine: Cracking the Laughing Code

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Laughter is magical, mysterious, and one of our most honest signals. In fact, laughter is often more about relationships than jokes and can reveal what people really think of us. Recent discoveries about laughter have revolutionized scientists thoughts about this instinctive human vocalization. Robert Provine, a neuroscientist at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and the author of Laughter: A Scientific Investigation, reveals recent research findings on laughter in a discussion mingled with audience participation and video.

[@Everion]

Never really thought about how the speaker laughs more than the audience. To me this was more like a series of realizations than learning, but still it was very enjoyable.

[@rendacriativabr]

Yeah it was very useful for me. From each speech i always use to take what i need... and thats serve me... thank you man

[@MrRobertbyers]

its a good point that laughter is like laboured breathing but thats not where it came from. I say its just the same equation between laboured breathing, rough and tumble, and speaking so quickly one loses breath. Laughter is just fast talking. Just forced to make a sound and then repeat and very fast. Its like screaming or crying out load.
The sound is good enough in articulation.
As a creationist i don't see any relevance to chimps.
Yet this guy hits the right point on sounds and breathing.

[@akshayshrim]

Very interesting !!! really enjoyed it

[@GoodBilll]

I really liked it

[@jelowry22]

Robert Provine in the Grocery Store?

[@bboooobbyy]

He seems nervous but it was an interesting lecture.

[@spensert4933]

Long winded and out of breath. Good example of how science people can be off their footing in the world of words.