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What does a laugh reveal?

By Sheilah Kast,
Melissa Gerr
Published August 7, 2023 at 10:59 AM EDT
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Eyes and body language can give big clues about how someone really feels. What about their laugh? That holds hidden truths, too. We talk to a University of Baltimore researcher about her findings -- and why a simple laugh can reveal if someone is newly in love.

Links: Article about Farley's recent research, link to Farley's ResearchGate.

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Sheilah Kast
Sheilah Kast is the host of On The Record, Monday-Friday, 9:30-10:00 am.
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Melissa Gerr
Melissa Gerr is a Senior Producer for On the Record. She started in public media at Twin Cities Public Television in St. Paul, Minn., where she is from, and then worked as a field producer for Oregon Public Broadcasting in Portland. She made the jump to audio-lover in Baltimore as a digital media editor at Mid-Atlantic Media and Laureate Education, Inc. and as a field producer for "Out of the Blocks." Her beat is typically the off-beat with an emphasis on science, culture and things that make you say, 'Wait, what?'
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