60 Hilarious Posts For Everyone Who Loves Science-Based Humor (New Pics)
Everyone has their favorite brand of humor. For those who love science, the posts you’re about to see are likely right up your alley.
We’ve collected posts from the Darker Side of Science Facebook group. While it does feature some shocking facts, we focused on the lighthearted memes about the anatomy of a giraffe, chemistry puns, and astronomy jokes worth a punchline drumroll (ba dum tss!).
Browse through this list and have a few chuckles with like-minded peers. #1Image credits: Jenna Edwards#2Image credits: @myafropuff#3Image credits: Dakotah SkýWalkerThe public group currently has a little over 893,000 members. According to its About page, topics mainly revolve around “bad experiments, worse scientists, studies you wish to god you could unsee, and much, much, more.” In addition to these photos and memes, the page also shares articles from IFLScience. This website delivers information in an entertaining yet educational way. #4Image credits: Chris Emerson#5Image credits: Alex Hanna#6Image credits: Σταυρουλα ΡαγιαSince the group combines the concepts of science and humor, let’s get into what makes things funny, according to research. University of Colorado professor Dr. Peter McGraw and his colleagues developed the benign violation theory. Simply put, it states that a comedic element exists in a tragic event only after a significant amount of time has passed. #7Image credits: Andi Pi#8Image credits: Willow Annastasia#9Image credits: Natasha Storm Figueroa HustedDr. McGraw and his team conducted an experiment where participants unanimously saw humor in getting hit by a car if it happened five years ago. “There needs to be something wrong,” McGraw said in an interview with ZME Science. “That’s what’s sort of the counterintuitive part of humor. It’s generally this good, beneficial thing, but it has its roots in potentially negative experiences.”#10Image credits: Cody Joe Blacklock#11Image credits: Ryan Wellner#12Image credits: Zabuza BloodymistMany people find a reason to laugh at supposedly inappropriate scenarios. According to Dr. McGraw, dark humor works because of psychological distance. He used the story about the Indonesian baby who smoked 40 cigarettes a day as an example. “When I was first told about that, I laughed, because it seems unreal — what parent would let their kids smoke cigarettes?” McGraw said. “The fact that the situation seemed unbelievable made it benign. Then when I saw the video of this kid smoking, it was no longer possible to laugh about it.”#13Image credits: Seth Jurnak#14Image credits: Lea Cox#15Image credits: Pete FelixHumor has been deemed an effective method of delivering scientific information. A 2013 study featured a stand-up comedy project in Portugal that involved a group of scientists. Researchers said tackling serious matters like climate change became easier because “laughter disarms people.”#16Image credits: Jay Irvine#17Image credits: Willow Annastasia#18Image credits: Kurt WebbThe entertainment industry has also successfully blended science and humor through content dedicated to kids. A research paper published by science education consultant Dr. Sai Pathmanathan mentioned popular cartoons like Spongebob SquarePants and Phineas and Ferb as examples of how they helped U.K. children learn general knowledge. #19Image credits: Maximillion#20Image credits: Claudia Perelli Hentschel#21Image credits: Willow AnnastasiaNeuroscientist, comedian, and former columnist Dean Burnett advocates for learning science through humor. Here’s his explanation in an interview with From the Lab Bench. “If people can laugh with/about science, then they won’t be as intimidated by it, and will perceive that science is a very human endeavor,” he said. “Not some monolithic process hiding behind the walls of academia and curated by emotionless intellectuals.”#22Image credits: Dakotah SkýWalker#23Image credits: Jay Irvine#24Image credits: Robert FletcherHowever, Burnett is against forcing people to create humor, especially if it doesn’t come naturally. “Humor being so subjective and emotive, a person to whom it isn’t ‘natural’ trying to do funny in a half-assed way can be much more grating or off-putting than them just presenting their info straight,” he said. “[It] should be seen as a useful tool, rather than a requirement.” #25Image credits: Cheryl Garcia#26Image credits: Alex Hanna#27Image credits: Alex HannaBurnett offers one piece of advice on using humor effectively to deliver scientific information: make it relatable. “Assume the audience is at least as smart as you are, but doesn’t know what you know. This is a useful rule for making sure you are informative but not preachy, and not condescending.”#28Image credits: Alex Hanna#29Image credits: Jenna Edwards#30Image credits: Randy Poulis#31Image credits: @MarciRobin#32Image credits: Chase Robinson#33Image credits: Lea Cox#34Image credits: IFLScience#35Image credits: Victoria Overfield#36Image credits: Tommie Cleghorn#37Image credits: Emmanuel Sialuya#38Image credits: Maria Yakusheva#39Image credits: Steven Downs#40Image credits: Andrew Kissinger#41Image credits: Paul Vandenberg#42Image credits: Holly L. Swider#43Image credits: Ryan Wellner#44Image credits: Aaron Ames#45Image credits: Kathleen Juarez#46Image credits: Lea Cox#47Image credits: Walter Daniels#48Image credits: Kathleen Juarez#49Image credits: Darren Ho#50Image credits: Jon Keith#51Image credits: Lea Cox#52Image credits: Pete Felix#53Image credits: IFLScience#54Image credits: Blair Houlton#55Image credits: Nik Ola#56Image credits: Makenzee Jade#57Image credits: @jameslsutter#58Image credits: Lea Cox#59Image credits: Lea Cox#60Image credits: Robert Fletcher
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