A leading humor researcher and psychologist has said that being funny cannot be taught or learned, for it is inborn and is in your genes.
Professor Richard Wiseman, who will take part in Edinburgh's International Science Festival, that will talk about the psychology of comedy, said plenty of evidence showed that funny, and therefore more likeable, people enjoyed better personal and professional lives," reports The Scotsman.
Modern Computers Have Sense of Humor
US researchers at the University of Cincinnati have equipped a computer that can also crac jokes.
US researchers at the University of Cincinnati have equipped a computer that can also crac jokes.
"That's true of most people. It is very hard to teach somebody to be funnier, to be more light-hearted, because it is a way of looking at the world and if you don't have that, it is a bit like teaching them to be a better artist. It is not really going to happen."
However, Tommy Sheppard, director of the Stand Comedy Club, said: "I don't think you can teach people wit.
Women Adore Men Who Make Them Laugh
Unlucky in love? Well, try to perk up your sense of humour, for a new study has found that ladies adore men who make them laugh.
Unlucky in love? Well, try to perk up your sense of humour, for a new study has found that ladies adore men who make them laugh.
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Hollywood actress Christina Applegate, who was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, has revealed that it was her sense of humour that helped her cope with the disease.
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Play And Humor In Kids Enhances A Better Human Social Development Later In Life
Psychologists say early humans used their capacities of free play to overcome the innate tendencies toward aggression and dominance, which developed of a highly cooperative way of life.
Psychologists say early humans used their capacities of free play to overcome the innate tendencies toward aggression and dominance, which developed of a highly cooperative way of life.
