Laughter is a way of getting something out of you in the same way as tears or vomiting. Laughter can feel almost orgasmic because it's so pleasurable. And if you wanted to get Duchenne laughter out of people, you would want to go for some kind of joke that would cause them to pull something repressed out of their unconscious.
What the hell is laughter? Why do we do it, and what is its purpose? This week, psychoanalyst Nuar Alsadir joins Adam to discuss her theories about the origins of laughter, its effect on other people, and its purpose in various scenarios. Buy Nuar’s book at http://factuallypod.com/books
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