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Do you feel happy today? How about happily disgusted? Maybe sadly surprised, or sadly disgusted? Human emotions are complex. But at least they\u2019re the common language that unites us all \u2013 except when they don\u2019t. A tribe in Namibia might interpret our expression of fear as one of wonderment. And people with autism don\u2019t feel the emotions that others do.\nSo if you\u2019re now delightfully but curiously perplexed, tune in and discover the evolutionary reason for laughter \u2026 how a computer can diagnose emotional disorders that doctors miss \u2026 and why the world\u2019s most famous autistic animal behaviorist has insight into the emotional needs of cattle.\nGuests:\n\n\nScott Weems \u2013 Cognitive scientist, author of Ha!: The Science of When We Laugh and Why\n\n\n\nBrian Malow \u2013 Science comedian\n\n\nAleix Martinez \u2013 Cognitive neuroscientist at The Ohio State University\n\n\nMaria Gendron \u2013 Post-doctoral researcher at Northeastern University\n\n\nTemple Grandin \u2013 Professor of animal science, Colorado State University, author of \u2028Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals\n\n\nFirst released April 21, 2014\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices