humor research has its roots in philosophy, so there's this tendency to make arguments using examples and thought experiments. The last theory Ali found was incongruity theory. And here we've got some famous philosophers like Kant and Kierkegaard. They weren't given them the answers. So Peter and Caleb thought maybe we could come up with something better.
Scientists are digging into what makes something funny. We compare their notes with comedians — including Atsuko Okatsuka, Josh Johnson, Dulcé Sloan, and Chris Fleming.
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