Robert Provine, Psychology, in ODE Magazine

A recent article in ODE Magazine highlighted the development of ancient laughter – how all mammals communicate through laughter in one form or another. However, now scientists are asking an even bigger question: Where does laughter come from? And why do we do it? “One of the biggest mistakes people still make is assuming that laughter is uniquely human; it’s not," says Robert Provine, professor of psychology. Provine has been studying laughter to gain insight into the biology of social behavior.

The article, “How laughter evolved and how it makes us human,” ran in the August issue of ODE Magazine.