Neuro Science

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Two actors were asked to read new stories that were either written, they got actual omedy writers. They had a hundred and 28 clips, half 64 featured one actor, 64 featured another actor. Each of them read 32 humorous and 32 non humorous versions of the stories. Theettr that people do remember the humor stuff more. But then again, it's like, so both the things sharing, likelihood to share, and then the memory thing, those are behavior measures. He doesn't make any i mean, right?

Ever wonder why you’re still listening to VBW all of these years? Or why you check your phone 50 times a day? Or why you put on your pants the same way every morning? (If you still wear pants these days.) David and Tamler talk about William James’ essay on habits, why they’re so powerful, and how you can make your nervous system your ally instead of your enemy. Plus, a shocking new neuroscience study reveals that we remember and share funny stories more than boring ones.