The Comedy of Error

Why evolution made us laugh

Jonathan Silvertown (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

192 Seiten

2020
Scribe Publications (Verlag)
978-1-922310-09-5 (ISBN)

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What is humour? Why do we laugh? And how can we be funnier?

Good jokes, bad jokes, clever jokes, dad jokes - the desire to laugh is universal. But why do we find some gags hilarious, whilst others fall flat? Can you train yourself to be funnier? And why does explaining a joke make it less amusing rather than more so?

In The Comedy of Error, Professor Jonathan Silvertown explores the science and philosophy behind why we laugh, and shows that understanding how humour really works can provide endless entertainment.

'Jonathan Silvertown has written a thoroughly entertaining and erudite extended skit on the evolution of humour.'
-Fiona Capp, Sydney Morning Herald

Erscheinungsdatum	30.09.2020
Verlagsort	Carlton North
Sprache	englisch
Maße	136 x 204 mm
Gewicht	254 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Humanbiologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-922310-09-3 / 1922310093
ISBN-13	978-1-922310-09-5 / 9781922310095
Zustand	Neuware