AD“Laughter is part of this universal human vocabulary,” Dr. Provine once told NPR. The setting proved unconducive to laughter, however, and forced Dr. Provine and his colleagues to change course. From this research, Dr. Provine drew a number of conclusions. Women, Dr. Provine found, laugh more at men than men laugh at women. As a high school student, Dr. Provine built telescopes, an endeavor that attracted coverage in local newspapers — his first foray into popular science.

Source: Washington Post October 19, 2019 13:41 UTC