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RSS FeedsCan quantum theory explain why jokes are funny?
(PHYSorg.com Physics)

 
 

17 march 2017 18:31:49

 
Can quantum theory explain why jokes are funny?
(PHYSorg.com Physics)
 


Why was 6 afraid of 7? Because 789. Whether this pun makes you giggle or groan in pain, your reaction is a consequence of the ambiguity of the joke. Thus far, models have not been able to fully account for the complexity of humor or exactly why we find puns and jokes funny, but a research article recently published in Frontiers in Physics suggests a novel approach: quantum theory.


 
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