16. Words That Make Us: Laughter

In this episode of the "Words That Make Us" podcast, Rama and Tony discuss the topic of “Laughter”. Listen to them as they discuss the different kinds of laughter and they affect both the laugher and those around them. Is it the best medicine? What do the stoics say about it? Are all jokes universal and appropriate across time and space? What is a laughing epidemic? Listen to the episode to find out and hopefully catch a few laughs. 

 

Your Laughter by Pablo Neruda

https://allpoetry.com/Your-Laughter

 

10 types of laughter

https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/emotions/5-types-of-laughter.htm

 

Nietzsche: Laughter of the Herd and Laughter of the Height

https://eternalisedofficial.com/2020/11/28/superhuman-laughter-nietzsche/

 

Why do we cry sometimes when we laugh?

https://www.salusuhealth.com/news/2016/09/why-do-we-cry-when-we-laugh.html

The sad clown:

https://fherehab.com/learning/comedians-depressed-mental-illness

The Tanganyika Laughter Epidemic

https://dash.harvard.edu/handle/1/12274127

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