HÜMR
By LAURA ALLCORN, THE INSTITUTE FOR COMEDIC INQUIRY (US) 2018
When looking for love, many people say they want to meet someone with a good sense of humour. We may be right to put humour high on our list of desirable qualities; after all, what makes us laugh is a reflection of our deepest-held beliefs.
Decades of humour research has revealed that a shared sense of humour results in more successful romantic relationships. Wordplay, absurdist, or dark — it doesn’t matter what type of humour makes you laugh the most, it just matters that you share that same type with your romantic partner.
Looking at the currently booming industry of dating apps brokering our relationships, one must question why their matchmaking algorithms aren’t centered around humour. Why haven't we demanded to go humour-first when it comes to love?
Do you know what type of humour makes you laugh the most? Take the hümr quiz to find out.
BIO
Laura Allcorn is an experience designer, researcher, and humorist. She founded the Institute For Comedic Inquiry, a comedian-led research group that studies how humor connects people to each other and new ideas — especially those that challenge narrow assumptions. Laura creates interactive objects and performances that point out absurdities through a technique she likes to call “participatory satire”. Her work has been shown around the world at CCCB in Barcelona, Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome, ArtScience Museum in Singapore, and Design Week Portland. She earned an M.FA. in Applied Craft and Design at Pacific Northwest College of Art.