article_snippet: Pictured are Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama during a basketball game .
article_snippet: When Professor Sophie Scott asked indigenous Namibians and English people to listen to recordings of each other and describe the emotions, laughter was the most recognisable. '
article_snippet: Half of the women watched a comedy video together while the others watched a dull video on tourism.
article_snippet: To further she work, Scott has recently set up an experiment at London's Science Museum, where she will be asking visitors to judge the authenticity of different clips of people laughing.
article_snippet: Each participant was asked to pick clips
article_snippet: Each participant found funny.
article_snippet: This ranged from comedy shows, such as Flight Of The Conchords, and even the Eurovision Song Contest.