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Duped at the equator

Joel Warner and I went to Tanzania for the Humor Code project. The intro to the chapter explains what drew us there: Good news greets us in Uganda as we disembark our plane: “Uganda has defeated the outbreak of Ebola,” announces a large placard standing in the airport’s main hall. “Please have a nice stay.” […]

Humor Matters in Colorado

For those of you who missed the Humor Code‘s book launch at Denver’s Tattered Cover, it was recorded.  I am biased (obviously), but it was funny. Seriously, funny.  THE HUMOR CODE TAKES OVER THE TATTERED COVER (LISTEN).  Many thanks to Ryan Warner (left) of Colorado Public Radio for a great interview. If you look closely, […]

The Humor Code takes over the Bridgetown Comedy Festival

Portlandians/Portlanders/People of Portland: Come to the Humor Code’s Bridgetown Comedy Events: 1. On Thursday, 5/8, we are going to be at the world famous Powell’s bookstore. Science vs. comedy! Facebook invite. Powell’s details. 2. On Saturday, 5/9, we are going to appear on Live Wire Radio. Live radio is dangerous.

What are the funniest cities in the United States?

The Humor Code teamed up with the Humor Research Lab to answer perhaps our most controversial question yet: “What are the funniest cities in United States?“ The HuRL team, led by Adrian Ward and Caleb Warren, created the Humor Algorithm (HA) to rank the 50 funniest cities in America – the most comprehensive analysis of […]

See what you missed when the Humor Code took over Gotham

As part of the Humor Code launch, we headed to New York City to “take over Gotham.” The event featured improv by Upright Citizens Brigade and standup by Sarah Kennedy, Ophira Eisenberg, and MYQ Kaplan. We topped the night off with a science vs. comedy panel. Heather Willems of Image Think did an amazing job […]

Slate series

Good people: With the Humor Code launch in full preparation, we were lucky enough to score a ten-part blog series on Slate.com. Here are the first three entries: –What makes something funny? –When is a joke too soon? –Why do we laugh? Enjoy (and hope to see you at our NYC book launch event at Gotham […]