Laughter has ratings and 17 reviews. Mellen said: This book was very different from what I expected, which was an exploration of happiness and humor . Do men and women laugh at the same things?Is laughter contagious?Has anyone ever really died laughing?Is laughing good for your health?Drawing upon ten. But for the past ten years Dr. Robert Provine, Professor of Neurobiology and There is simply no other book that treats laughter from the viewpoint of science.
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R.rpovine- Social Science – pages. There is simply no other book that treats laughter from the viewpoint of science, and Laughter has the rare virtue of being as delightful as it is groundbreaking. This is an erudite, wide-ranging, witty, and long-overdue exploration of a frequently surprising subject. Provine has authored more than fifty research articles concerning developmental neuroscience and animal and human behavior.
I highly recommend it. Saunaguy rated it it was ok Jul 18, The chapters are very short, but the amount of detail within one paragraph makes it nearly impossible to know what to study.
Other editions – View all Laughter: Natural History of Laughter 4. Aug 18, Carrie rated it it was ok.
Thanks for telling us about the problem. Provine Limited preview – R.prvine delves into all the aspects of laughter: Cracking the Laugh Code: Amazon Rapids Fun stories for kids on the go. Very analytical and academic, somewhat dry oh, irony.
robwrt Drawing upon ten years of research into this most common-yet complex and often puzzling-human phenomenon, Dr. This book has a lot of new ideas and some very interesting facts.
Laughter: A Scientific Investigation
This was a fascinating read and illuminates things we may have noticed but not understood. There’s an inordinate r.orovine of attention dedicated to periphery topics, such as operas that have transcribed laughter, chimpanzees, bipedalism, and tickling.
Penguin Books; Reprint edition December 1, Language: Open Preview See a Problem? One of these items ships sooner than the other. Jan 20, Matthew Holder rated it it was ok. Contagious Laughter and the Brain 8. I’m going through with a highlighter and loving it even more the second time! Other editions – View all Laughter: If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support?