Today, we find our funny bone. Not literally. Instead, we're going to breakdown the science of humor. We'll cover what happens in our brains when we find something funny, how a sense of humor evolved, what makes something not funny at all, and even if we can teach robots and A.I. to be funny!Originally broadcast in 2015.🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨Listen to our new podcast That's Absurd Please Elaborate where Julian Huguet and Trace Dominguez answer your strangest, wackiest, most ridiculous questions with as much science research as they can muster.Find it wherever you get your podcasts or click here to listen now! https://link.thatsabsurdshow.com/from-seekerplus 🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨____________________Sources:The Biology Of Humor: In Search Of The Cerebral Funny Bonehttp://discovermagazine.com/2002/may/featbiologyIs there a scientific formula for funny?https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/formula-for-funny2.htm Scientists Discovered What Makes Something Funnyhttp://www.businessinsider.com/bob-mankoff-science-of-funny-humor-new-yorker-cartoon-2014-12 ____________________Follow Trace on the socials:Instagram: https://instagram.com/tracedominguez Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tracedominguez BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/tracedominguez.com X (formerly, Twitter): https://twitter.com/tracedominguez And subscribe on YouTube too: http://youtube.com/@trace-elements for more podcastinghttp://youtube.com/@tracedominguez for explainers, explorations and excitementSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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