I'm always mentioning the Hidden Brain podcast--it's about the brain science of human behavior and does more than Milton can to justify God's ways to man.
(Actually, that's beer, you know--(no, "malt"! (ale))--but neuroscience does peel back layers of what seems to be ineffable mystery, and says--a-ha! here's the (or, a) mechanism at work.)
This week's episode is maybe my favorite yet--it's on laughter.
To listen, click "play" arrow in blue circle to left on this page:
www.npr.org/2019/01/10/683966604/the-best-medicine-decoding-the-hidden-meanings-of-laughter
Laughter: "A pure example of contagious behavior", says Sophie Scott, who studies the neuroscience of laughter at University College London.
Can you to listen to the two BBC broadcasters––starts at 10:20––breaking up on the air and not laugh?
I was gasping.
Elaine May and Mike Nichols:
(Actually, that's beer, you know--(no, "malt"! (ale))--but neuroscience does peel back layers of what seems to be ineffable mystery, and says--a-ha! here's the (or, a) mechanism at work.)
This week's episode is maybe my favorite yet--it's on laughter.
To listen, click "play" arrow in blue circle to left on this page:
www.npr.org/2019/01/10/683966604/the-best-medicine-decoding-the-hidden-meanings-of-laughter
Laughter: "A pure example of contagious behavior", says Sophie Scott, who studies the neuroscience of laughter at University College London.
Can you to listen to the two BBC broadcasters––starts at 10:20––breaking up on the air and not laugh?
I was gasping.
Elaine May and Mike Nichols:
