John Waters on RE/Search's "Pranks!"
John Waters gives an ad-libbed testimonial to the original «Pranks!» book from RE/Search. Hardback and paperback copies available here: http://researchpubs.com/Blog/?page_id=13&category=11&product_id=4 source
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Travis Scott Best Funny Moments and Videos
Cactus Jack. One of today’s most entertaining rappers. Here are his funny moments. Like and Subscribe if you enjoyed *Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for «fair use» for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright… Read More »
The Science Network — A Social Network Parody
A science parody of the social network trailer, changing the subject from Facebook to Pubmed. Was part of a project for the Imperial College London MSc in Science Communication. Made by Polly Bennett, Katya-yani Vyas & Ben Good. With a lot of help from lots of lovely people! source
My Fools’ Day pranks
My Fools’ Day pranks on my university flatmates. Let’s hope they see the funny side… https://www.glasgow.ac.uk/studentlife source
The Porn-Paradox: Effects of Erotica on Mind and Body
The other day I came across a proposal for the German government to create and distribute pornographic content to the public for the purpose of «education». Thus, I think it’s appropriate we discuss whether or not a government should engage in such support of what we would typically call a vice in regards to the… Read More »
Love Actually parody «Post(er)» — Duke Research Computing —
Duke Research Computing’s annual poster session holiday video. source
Why Aren’t Women Funny? The Psychology of Comedy
This video had to be re-uploaded because of a bogus copyright claim. We often hear that women are funny, and in the face of things like the obnoxious showing by Michelle Wolf at the White House Press Correspondents Dinner wherein she managed to upset even the far left media with her comments and «jokes» to… Read More »
Can Memes Indoctrinate Children? The Psychology of Comedy
Today, I looked at some horrifically unfunny (IMO), yet intended to be humorous videos aimed at educating children into a certain mindset and pose the question «does humor persuade?». To answer this question I go through the extensive research on persuasion and advertising as well as education and learning outcomes in association with humor usage.… Read More »