The Psychology of Humor: Why Are Things Funny?

Everyone laughs to laugh! But why? What is the evolutionary purpose of laughter? How does laughter work on the mechanistic level? Why do we find things funny? There is a lot to discuss here from the standpoint of psychology, so let’s dig in! Nature article on electric current stimulating laughter: Script by Caitlyn Finton Animation by Ignacio Triana: Watch the whole Psychology playlist: General Chemistry Tutorials: Organic Chemistry Tutorials: Biochemistry Tutorials: Biology/Genetics Tutorials: Anatomy & Physiology Tutorials: Biopsychology Tutorials: Microbiology/Infectious Diseases Tutorials: Pharmacology Tutorials: History of Drugs Videos: Immunology Tutorials: EMAIL► ProfessorDaveExplains@ PATREON► Check out “Is This Wi-Fi Organic?“, my book on disarming pseudoscience! Amazon: Bookshop: Barnes and Noble: Book Depository: