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The Humor Code

Part road-trip comedy and part social science experiment, a scientist and a journalist detail their epic quest to discover the secret behind what makes things funny.


Authors:

  • Peter McGraw
  • Joel Warner

Narrator:

  • Peter Berkrot

Format:

  • Audiobook

Duration:

  • 8 h 45 min

Language:

English

Categories:

  • Nonfiction
  • Business
  • Society and Social Sciences
  • Society
  • Society and Social Sciences
  • Psychology
  • Comics and humor
  • Humor

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    Peter McGraw

    Peter McGraw, a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder where he directs HuRL (the Humor Research Lab), is a leading expert in the interdisciplinary fields of emotion and behavioral economics. His work has been covered by NPR, Nightline, The Wall Street Journal, Scientific American, The New York Times and the BBC. He lives in Boulder, Colorado.

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