Babies Recognize Friendly Verses Strangers Laughter
Ever intrigued by the concept of laughter as alliance and power, I was interested to read this recent study that showed babies can detect...
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Phil Harris
Nov 15, 20181 min read
More on Laughter, Love and Longevity
As part of an ongoing series of blog articles, the role of laughter appears once again in an interesting article in the Conversation. It...
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Phil Harris
Nov 12, 20182 min read
Babies Laughter Different from Adults
Few things can delight an adult more easily than the uninhibited, effervescent laughter of a baby. Yet baby laughter, a new study shows,...
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Phil Harris
Oct 18, 20183 min read
Laughter and Love
Yesterday I was discussing laughter and alliances with substance misuse teams in Dorset. when this research came through on laughter and...
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Phil Harris
Sep 27, 20182 min read
The Science of the "Dad Joke"
Perhaps nothing illustrates my general thesis that laughter is not about happiness but power more than the Dad Joke. The cheesy often...
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Phil Harris
Sep 10, 20182 min read
Smiling is Not Happiness
Smiling does not necessarily indicate that we are happy, according to new research at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS). It is...
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Phil Harris
Aug 17, 20184 min read
Do We All Recognize Fake Laughter?
For those who have attended lectures or training with me will know, I am very interested in laughter as an emotion. Particularly how...
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Phil Harris
Sep 29, 20173 min read
More on Laughter...
More intriguing research on laughter. As I have written in previous posts, people are often struck by descriptions of laughter as a form...
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Phil Harris
Jul 12, 20172 min read
Laughter & the Evolution of Power
In lectures regarding the functions of different human emotions, the topic that interests most participants is when I discuss the role of...
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