Laughing matter

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Michelle Francl takes a serious look at whether we should indulge in scientific humour.

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  1. Michelle Francl is Professor of Chemistry on the Clowes Fund for Science and Public Policy and is in the Department of Chemistry at Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 19010-2899, USA

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Francl, M. Laughing matter. Nature Chem 6, 1–2 (2014) doi:10.1038/nchem.1827

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