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An ape in the wild laughs.

15-million-year-old laughter: Humans and apes share a common rhythm

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Researchers compared the timing of laughter bursts in four living species of great apes and in children. Laughter following tickling was particularly rhythmic in all groups, but in humans it was rapid, variable
Robot humor. Image: depositphotos.com

The robot is funny so we laugh

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Scientists have created a robot that empathizes with humans and can laugh with them. The researchers hoped to use their system to improve natural conversations between robots and people. However, apparently the ability of robots to understand
Height differences between humans. Image: depositphotos.com

Things that Yoram knows: Is it healthy to be tall?

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DP asks: Big dogs live less than small ones, so how is it that taller humans are healthier?
tickling. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Things that people know: why is tickling funny and why can't a person tickle himself?

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Dana asks: Why does tickling make us laugh and why can't we tickle ourselves? Evolution gives an answer to this question as well

The first prosthetic arm that connects directly to the body and provides a sense of touch

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Credit: Wikipedia, Inge Habex

Animal behavior - the rat that laughed / Jesse Bering

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Rare supporting cells in the inner ear of mice began to transform into sensory hair cells

Speech developed from communication through hand gestures about 50 thousand years ago

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Rare supporting cells in the inner ear of mice began to transform into sensory hair cells

So how the hell do you explain it?

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