Time to Laugh

CS Professor Greg Bryant, dissects features of counterfeit chortling.  Phony laughter, unlike the real thing, is unique to humans, study suggests.Professor Bryant spoke with KCRW’s Steve Chiotakis about his research to find the small nuances that differentiate phony chortles from real laughs. The interview is available on the KCRW website: http://blogs.kcrw.com/whichwayla/2014/05/how-to-tell-a-fake-laugh-from-a-real-oneHe was also featured on NPR.  Listen to his interview on All Things Considered: http://www.npr.org/2014/05/08/310794138/how-to-tell-when-a-laugh-is-real-the-answer-is-in-a-breathHis research has also recently been discussed on the TIME website: http://time.com/88627/people-can-tell-when-youre-fake-laughing/To read the full story from the UCLA newsroom: http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-s-laughter-guy-dissects-features-of-counterfeit-chortling