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A Natural History of Laughter

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Production
2011, France, Italy
Original language
English
Running time
00:49:00
Genre
documentary
Directed by
Jacques Mitsch
Written by
Jacques Mitsch, Gabriel Turkieh, Benoit Grison
Produced by
© 2011 ARTE France, Altomedia, K Production, DocLab
Member page
Altomedia

For how long have we been laughing? Are human beings the only one to laugh? We know that bonobos, chimpanzees and orangutans also enjoy having a good laugh, especially when tickled. There is even a “tickling machine” at the Institute of Neurology in London. What are the latest discoveries about neuronal and ethological origins of laughter? This film, a 52 minutes for ARTE France, is about why and how we laugh, a scientific and behavioral approach about laughter. It sure will make you laugh but not only in the way you expect.

Pariscience

Selected at Pariscience 2011
See the showing : Saturday 08th October 2011 from 15h00 to 16h30