The proposal seems to be a joke. For example, this video review of the existing theories is hand-wavy and totally "blond" (sorry). https://www.microryza.com/pro

The proposal seems to be a joke. For example, this video review of the existing theories is hand-wavy and totally "blond" (sorry). https://www.microryza.com/projects/crowdsourcing-humor-using-humans-and-computers-together-to-write-jokes/updates/125 https://www.microryza.com/projects/crowdsourcing-humor-using... If this was serious she would at least mention this recent book, which presents a deep and subtle evolutionary explanation, along with a thorough review of past theories, and yes includes lots of jokes: Inside Jokes by Matthew M. Hurley, Daniel C. Dennett, and Reginald B. Adams Jr. http://insidejokesbook.com/ http://insidejokesbook.com/ Basically, humor is a learning mechanism. It's funny when we take something to be true and then suddenly discover it to be false (as long as there is no immediate danger).