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Before babies have the words to tell us what they're thinking, they can laugh. Developmental psychologist Gina Mireault, PhD, explains how she sets up a “baby comedy club” in her lab; what babies find funny and why; when...
Why babies laugh, with Gina Mireault, PhD is an episode from Speaking of Psychology by Kim Mills. Before babies have the words to tell us what they're thinking, they can laugh. Developmental psychologist Gina Mireault, PhD, explains how she...
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Published Apr 1, 2026, 29:21 long, audio available.
Before babies have the words to tell us what they're thinking, they can laugh. Developmental psychologist Gina Mireault, PhD, explains how she sets up a “baby comedy club” in her lab; what babies find funny and why; when babies start trying to make other people laugh; and what studying laughter can tell us about babies’ cognitive development and how they experience the world in their first year of life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Why babies laugh, with Gina Mireault, PhD is an episode from Speaking of Psychology by Kim Mills.
This episode is 29:21 long.
This episode was published on Apr 1, 2026.
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