We know humour is good for our health, but why is this so? What is the science behind the healing that comes from a good laugh? This is one of the questions science editor Anne Blair Gould tries to answer in this programme.
The speakers include:
– Dr. Peter Spitzer, founder of the Humour Foundation Australia
– Frank “Appletree” Rodden, professor of neurochemistry
– Dr. Ruth Dean, University of Manitoba, faculty of nursing
– Medical Sociologist Louise Woodward, Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust
Producer: Anne Blair Gould
Broadcast: June 25, 2005