{"product_id":"the-future-of-jokes-paperback-by-robin-ince","title":"The Future of Jokes Paperback by Robin Ince","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eMelville House\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2026-11-03)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e128\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781685892838\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e119.07\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e17.81 x 11.07 x 1.17\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMulti-award-winning comedian and author Robin Ince imagines the potential for changes in humour over the next century – and beyond.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen did laughter become part of our universe? Were we the first planet to have a sense of humor? What was the first joke? Was it made by a chimpanzee or a crow? These are just a few of the questions erstwhile comedian Robin Ince considers in \u003ci\u003eThe Future of Jokes,\u003c\/i\u003e bringing in elements from science, technology, politics, philosophy and culture to probe just why we need jokes. What can they teach us about ourselves and our future? Comedy means different things to different people: it can be an act of rebellion, and it can be an act of reinforcing the status quo. It can be expression and it can be repression. Joke-telling is about authenticity and connection Ince argues, and artistic creativity makes us human. We can choose to share love and connection via jokes or spread ugliness and outrage. Which future do we want?\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobin Ince\u003c\/b\u003e is an multi award-winning comedian, author, broadcaster, bibliomaniac and a popularizer of scientific ideas. He is perhaps best known as the former co-host and co-creator of the BBC Radio 4 series The Infinite Monkey Cage with Professor Brian Cox. He co-created the CosmicShambles Network, has received an Honorary Fellowship of UCL, an honorary doctorate from Roy - al Holloway College (University of London), and is a fellow of the British Science Association. His books, including \u003ci\u003eBibliomaniac: An Obsessive’s Tour of the Bookshops of Britain\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNormally Weird and Weirdly Normal: My Adventures in Neurodiversity.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives is Herefordshire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":48638046273697,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781685892838","price":23.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781685892838.jpg?v=1793697355","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-future-of-jokes-paperback-by-robin-ince","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}