Accidental Blogger

Bob Mankoff, the cartoon editor of the New Yorker was interviewed at Big Think about various aspects of humor – its roots, triggers, social utility and form. In the following videos, Mankoff answers some questions:

1. How do men and women use humor in a social situation?
2. When does humor, which almost always originates in bad taste, work effectively?
3. What is the future of humor and why do liberals tend to be more humorous than conservatives?

(Thanks to Andrew Seidler of Big Think for sending in the links)