Laughter Research Podcast
1) Workplace Bullying and Laughter (Paper Review)
2) Solidarity & Status (Paper Review)
This episode is a review of a research paper by Angus James McLachlan of the Federation University, Australia. The basis of the research explored in today's episode was to examine how laughter is used...Show More
3) 19: Laughing at Grizzly Bears' Puny Muscles
Why is it that we laugh at stuff that's not 'funny', like walking straight into a pole? What kind of person does it make us if we laugh at someone else walking into a pole, but it's not funny when we ...Show More
4) Laughter Research Trailer
Who is the Laughter Research podcast for? Maybe you're a performer and you want to understand more about why people laugh, or maybe you're a school teacher and you're wondering how laughter might ben...Show More
5) 18: Negotiating Life with Laughter
What is the purpose of laughter? Is it simply a physiological response to humour? If so, why do people find themselves laughing at extremely 'unfunny' moments, such as when they find themselves involv...Show More
6) 17: Resilience, Recovery and Relaunch
Since the last episode (It's been a while), I've done the research on the ways in which people use laughter to help them get through the trials and tribulations of life and I earned a PhD for my troub...Show More
7) 16: The Laughing Baby Study with Evan Jordan
Today's podcast - released on none other than International Podcast Day...yes, it's a thing...is a follow up interview with Evan Jordan of Oklahoma State University. If you are a new listener to the L...Show More
8) 15: From Businessman to 'Laughing Man' - Merv Neal
My guest in podcast episode #15 is Merv Neal. Merv has a lengthy background in business, but a life threatening challenge to his health instigated a transformation in his approach to life. His goals s...Show More
9) 14: Podcast plans for the coming months
In this episode I set out my plans for the Laughter Research podcast for the rest of 2015 and I make a recommendation for an excellent psychology podcast - The Psych Files by Michael Britt.
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.10) 13: Contagious Laughter in Infants with Evan Jordan
Today I speak with Evan Jordan of Oklahoma State University in the U.S. about her research in to the contagiousness of positive emotions in infants, through the use of infant laughter as a stimulus. ...Show More