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Published online 6 September 2001 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news010906-17
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Scientists seek super joke
The web is helping researchers take a serious look at the psychology of humor.
The search is on for the funniest joke in the world. A year from now, when thousands of contenders have given way to the single greatest side-splitter, scientists hope to have learned something fundamental about the difference between an hilarious joke and a groaner.
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