Laughing Matters. Can humour help us understand climate change?

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Matt Winning is a London-based Scottish comedian and environmental economist who performs live climate change comedy, hosts the podcast 'Operation Earth' and has a TEDx talk about the importance of using humour to discuss climate change. He is a co-host of the BBC Radio 4 show, Mark Watson and Matt Winning: Seriously, Though, The Planet, and author of the book HOT MESS, due out October 2021.

Sophie Scott is a Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience. Sophie’s research investigates the neural basis of vocal communication – how our brains process the information in speech and voices and how our brains control the production of our voice. Within this, her research covers the roles of streams of processing in auditory cortex, hemispheric asymmetries and the interaction of speech processing with attentional and working memory factors. Sophie's TED Talk Why We Laugh, has nearly 3 million views!

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