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195. Arthur Brooks: The Science of Happiness and Humor

Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out

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Using Surprise to Reset Attention

Arthur describes the parahippocampal gyrus 'flick' and why surprise-based jokes reset audience attention every six to eight minutes.

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