Why Do We Laugh?
Oct 13, 2022•13 min•Ep 760•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
Laughter: We do it spontaneously, we do it forcefully, we do it with each other and by ourselves. But why did we evolve to giggle in the first place?
Emily and Regina explore the evolutionary underpinnings of laughter — from chimpanzees to modern-day humans — and the ways it unites us.
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