Through the history of mankind we've been researching ways to make difficult technical material more easily digestible. And may the invention of print itself, a

Through the history of mankind we've been researching ways to make difficult technical material more easily digestible. And may the invention of print itself, and the subsequent invention of "the textbook" be a showcase example of this. Though humorous style is less intrusive than taking "smart pills" or placing electrodes inside our brains, it is very context-sensitive. I believe humour should definitely be used more often in oral presentations of complicated material, where the presenter is able to "feel" the context of those listening; but maybe not so much in written text. To make a point, there are many technical textbooks that use funny examples and exercises as a way to draw students attention - and that does generally work quite well - but it can be quite a tiring read if you are going through the material multiple times.