Conversation Starters: What Are You Laughing At?

Hidden Brain Podcast
If you listen closely to giggles, guffaws, and polite chuckles, you can discern a huge amount of information about people and their relationships with each other. Today in our series Conversation Starters, neuroscientist Sophie Scott discusses the surprisingly complex nature of laughter, and why it's about so much more than humor.

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