Seriously Social

Why humour does more than make you laugh


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Have you ever used humour in a potentially inappropriate situation? Did it help? Humour does more than provide a giggle or two. It's an energiser, an icebreaker and a team builder. In this episode, Professor Sharyn Roach Anleu, Dr David Cheng and the 2020 cartoonist of the year Cathy Wilcox explain its purpose and provide some laughs along the way too. 
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Examining the energising effects of humour: The Influence of humour on persistence behaviour David Cheng & Lu Wang
Judges, Judging and Humour Jessica Milner Davis & Sharyn Roach Anleu (Eds)
Cathy Wilcox, cartoonist
Sarah Cooper, TikTok
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