`` I do n't like coming in here , it makes my head feel thick , like I 've got a load of blankets dropped on me , '' said the 46-year-old professor of cognitive neuroscience , as we sit down to talk about her work . Meet Sophie Scott , the `` standup scientist '' uncovering what makes us laugh . Discovered brain reacts differently to real and posed laughter . Speaker at Ada Lovelace Day , female scientist believed to be first computer programmer . Comment:
Meet Sophie Scott , the `` standup scientist '' uncovering what makes us laugh . Discovered brain reacts differently to real and posed laughter . Speaker at Ada Lovelace Day , female scientist believed to be first computer programmer . Comment: