Donn Byrne probed the delicate psyches of 45 men, in 1956. This study reports what he found: “The relationship between humor and the expression of hostility,” Donn Byrne [pictured here], Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, vol 53(1), July 1956, pp. 84-89. The author explains: “This study explored the relationships among the expression of hostility […]
Tag: Humor
Limerick evaluation of Hitachi’s jokester robot
Limerick laureate Martin Eiger evaluates a technology news item (“Hitachi Unveils Robot With a Sense of Humour“—AFP): Hitachi’s new robot is shrewd. It tells its own jokes, they conclude. I’m a little bit vexed About what they’ll make next. If it writes its own limericks, I’m screwed.
A man — Mikhailovich — obsessed, computationally, with laughter
Suslov Igor Mikhailovich, Doctor of Science, who is Head Scientist at the P.L. Kapitza Institute for Physical Problems, has been working steadily towards a goal: creating a computer with a sense of humor. The photo below shows Mikhailovich projecting his thoughts. Here are four of his research papers on the matter: 1. arXiv:0711.3197 [pdf, ps, other] How to realize […]
Spotlight on Unusual Research Institutes (part 2 of 2)
Considerably less productive than The Central Institute for Questions and Answers in terms of the number of published research papers, but no less intriguing, is the The Malt Whisky Research Centre, Islay, Scotland. As far as can be determined, The Malt Whisky Research Centre has only produced one scholarly paper – for the journal European […]