Big Day
The (really) big day has finally arrived. On April 1, 2014—after three years of research and travel and writing—The Humor Code finally hit bookstore shelves. Thanks for believing in us, everyone. The Science of What Makes Things Funny – watch more funny videos Thanks to Grey New York and Simon & Schuster for the hilarious… Keep Reading »
The Humor Code takes over Tattered Cover Colfax – April 4
For our hometown book launch, we’re taking over Tattered Cover Book Store on Colfax, with a little help from Colorado Public Radio! 7:30 pm, Friday, April 4 Tattered Cover Bookstore 2526 East Colfax Avenue, Denver, CO 80206 Hosted by Ryan M. Warner of Colorado Matters fame and broadcast live on Colorado Public Radio, well be detailing our globetrotting adventures,… Keep Reading »
Who is funnier: Democrats or Republicans?
The latest data-driven freakout over stats wizard Nate Silver and his latest predictions—which suggest we’re in for a Republican takeover of Congress—reminds us of the last time folks were asking the FiveThirtyEight blogger to sign their calculators. While the rest of the country was watching the presidential debates and pondering a future with Mitt Romney (or… 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 »
Do You Have What It Takes to Be A Professional Laugher?
(Author’s note: This blog post was originally written in 2011, while traveling and writing The Humor Code. For the full story of our adventures in Los Angeles, please see Chapter 2 of the book.) It’s 7 am, we’re struggling with jet lag from flying into LAX the night before, and we’re in the wilds of Burbank,… Keep Reading »
