{"product_id":"laughter-a-scientific-investigation-9780141002255","title":"Laughter: A Scientific Investigation","description":"Do men and women laugh at the same things?\u003cbr\u003eIs laughter contagious?\u003cbr\u003eHas anyone ever really died laughing?\u003cbr\u003eIs laughing good for your health? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing upon ten years of research into this most common-yet complex and often puzzling-human phenomenon, Dr. Robert Provine, the world's leading scientific expert on laughter, investigates such aspects of his subject as its evolution, its role in social relationships, its contagiousness, its neural mechanisms, and its health benefits. This is an erudite, wide-ranging, witty, and long-overdue exploration of a frequently surprising subject.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780141002255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.94h x 5.42w x 0.59d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2002 pg. 45\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Robert R. Provine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43505714725045,"sku":"9780141002255","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9f033897-cf52-4d5c-8d88-74ee793d1116.jpg?v=1705423273","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/laughter-a-scientific-investigation-9780141002255","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}