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Can you be taken seriously if you laugh a lot?

From Sunday Morning, 9:35 am today
GLENDALE, ARIZONA - AUGUST 9: Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris visits a campaign office on August 9, 2024 in Glendale, Arizona. Kamala Harris and her newly selected running mate Tim Walz are campaigning across the country this week. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Andrew Harnik / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

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Science writer David Robson specialises in the brain, body and human behaviour.

In a recent article for New Scientist, he looked into the science of how we react to laughter.

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