Halloween Feature: Riveted - The Science of Why Jokes Make Us Laugh, Movies Make Us Cry, and Religion Makes Us Feel One with the Universe

Shane Hewitt and The Nightshift
01/11/2024 19 min
Halloween Feature: Riveted - The Science of Why Jokes Make Us Laugh, Movies Make Us Cry, and Religion Makes Us Feel One with the Universe

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Jim Davies is an American/Canadian cognitive scientist, playwright, artist, and author and he joins the show to discuss why we are obsessed with how we celebrate the dead!

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