Joel Warner
Joel plays “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me” at Boulder’s Congregation Nevei Kodesh – May 18
Who’s up for a wild Sunday night of kosher delicacies and NPR references? Joel will be the special guest at Congregation Nevei Kodesh’s fundraising dinner and party on Sunday, May 18th, at 6 p.m. at Nevei Kodesh, 1925 Glenwood Drive, Boulder 80304. He’ll be playing “Not My Job” with host Dr. Jan Kirschner as part of a full… Keep Reading »
Can robots make humor? The ultimate man-versus-computer joke competition.
Computers do everything for us these days. They tell us how to drive from place to place using GPS coordinates, they recommend which movies we should watch on Netflix, they suggest potential mates for us on dating websites. Will they soon be creating jokes for us, too? We explored the surprisingly thorny issue of computer-generated… Keep Reading »
Humor Code takes over Slate and Cheezburger Network
With The Humor Code hitting bookstores in just over a week, we’re gearing up our efforts to spread the word—by taking over the whole friggin’ Internet! First, we just launched a 10-part, two-week series on Slate magazine, recounting some of the interesting things we learned about the science of humor through our travels and experiments…. Keep Reading »
Book launch event! The Humor Code takes over New York’s Gotham Comedy Club – April 1, 2014
Years in the making, The Humor Code is ready to hit the stands! To celebrate its April Fool’s Day release, Pete and Joel are taking over New York’s illustrious Gotham Comedy Club on April 1, 2014. Along with the two of them cracking wise about science and humor, there will be stand-up from Ophira Eisenberg and Mike… Keep Reading »
Did you hear the one about Shaquille O’Neal invading the humor-research conference?
Shaquille O’Neal enters the conference hall and bumps his head on the door frame. And it’s funny. But why is it funny? Why does this packed hall at Southern Methodist University chuckle at his mishap? Does it matter that the person we’re talking about here is 7-foot-1 Shaquille O’Neal, the four-time NBA champion, the three-time… Keep Reading »
