The origins of laughter
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 - 07:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
We know the benefits of laughter on health. But why do we laugh? What are the evolutionary origins of laughter and humour? Steven Légaré has asked these questions and has made them the subject of his master's thesis, which he recently submitted to the Université de Montréal's Department of Anthropology.