Jonathan W. Silvertown
Author
Publisher
Scribe
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
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....
Author
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Everything that lives will die: that's the fundamental fact of life. But not everyone dies at the same age: people vary wildly in their patterns of aging and their life spans... and that variation is nothing compared to what's found in other animal and plant species. What accounts for these variations-- and what can we learn from them that might help us understand, or better manage, our own aging?