Why Do We Laugh? with Nuar Alsadir
Factually! with Adam Conover
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The Importance of Humor
Noir Osader is a psychoanalyst and author of the new book, Animal Joy. She says laughter provides an important social connecting force between people. Her theory: When we encounter something that we recognize as instantly true, but it comes to us as a surprise when we weren't expecting it, well, then we tend to laugh.
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