Laughing and Crying

Downie, Mike (director). Wells, David (writer). Suzuki, David T. 1936- (host). Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Added Author). Host: Suzuki, David T., 1936-. (Cast).

Summary: “Ha ha,” “hee hee,” “boo hoo,” “waaa, waaa”... the unmistakable sounds of laughing and crying are recognizable all over the world. They’re pillars of human communication, yet some researchers say that when it comes to studying human behaviour, there’s nothing as poorly understood as laughs and tears. Why did we develop these unusual vocal communication techniques? How uniquely human are these sounds? Meet the neuroscientists, psychology researchers and evolutionary biologists who are exploring every scientific angle of these bizarre and beautiful emotional behaviours.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (44 min 13 sec)
remote
videorecording
electronic
Publisher: Toronto : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2019

Content descriptions

General Note:	From the Curio.ca streaming audio-visual collection.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to Curio.ca subscribers
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director: Downie, Mike ; Writer: Wells, David.
Participant or Performer Note:	Host: Suzuki, David T., 1936-.
System Details Note:	Available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://curio.ca/en/video/laughing-and-crying-22149/
Language Note:	In English. Closed-captioned.
Source of Description Note:	Source of description from Canadian Broadcasting Corporation