CARTA: Is the Human Mind Unique? -- Daniel Dennett: Humor

[@jdotpenneyatcomputer]

Reminds me of "nervous laughter" like when you just barely miss getting in a car accident and you "heart leaps into your throat" and all those other phrases we have for adrenaline rushes - I always laugh right after something like this, and it's always like "holy shit that was close" and it's not funny at all, I almost potentially died, but I got away and didn't die. That line of thought makes it sound like laughter is more of a side effect than a primary, just the result of too much adrenaline.

[@nuthre]

What is the joke at 6'10!?? I'm not from the states, maybe I'm missing something... are those US politicians? Thanks for any help! Love this lecture! Currently reading Dennet's Inside Jokes. Happy to have found this video tonight. :)

[@rolandlastname5532]

Each picture by itself is not funny, but viewed together each picture adds context to the other to make the Size Matters joke. Got it now? Important is that there is a man, and two women commenting. Not important is any resemblance to politicians (imho)

[@machintelligence]

I will use the joking reply that Dan uses in his book: Germans laugh three times at each joke, first when you tell it, second when you explain it and finally when they finally"get" it. There are different types of laughter.

[@LuisGarcia0905]

But how do you explain Germans?