The surprisingly serious science of laughing babies Caspar Addyman, Birkbeck Babylab The laughter of little babies is infectious, enchanting and may play an important role in their early development. Yet it was largely overlooked by science. Caspar conducted a large global survey of new parents to discover what makes their babies laugh (http://laughingbaby.info). In this talk Caspar presents the results of his research and shows how it reveals a serious and important purpose to this delightful behaviour.

Update: There were lots of other great talks in Birkbeck Science week. You can find links to them here. I particularly recommend Katarina Begus’ talk about the importance of curiosity to babies http://www.bbk.ac.uk/science/about-us/events/science-week]]>