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When science stopped taking laughter seriously

21 June 2019

Professor Sophie Scott (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) argues that humour and laughter have not been seriously researched since Darwin’s study in the 19th Century because it’s not seen as “sciencey” enough.

Listen: BBC Radio 4 ‘Inside Science’ (from 22 mins 13 secs)