……真要严肃对待的话，她起码该提一下最近出的这本书，书里给出了深刻而精妙的演化解释，并对以往的理论进行了彻底的梳理，而且没错，里面还包含很多笑话：Matthew M. Hurley、Daniel C. Dennett 和 Reginald B. Adams Jr. 合著的《Inside Jokes》http://insidejokesbook.com/ 。基本上，幽默是一种学习机制。当我们以为某件事是真的，然后突然间……
…this was serious she would at least mention this recent book, which presents a deep and subtle evolutionary explanation, along with a thorough review of past theories, and yes includes lots of jokes: Inside Jokes by Matthew M. Hurley, Daniel C. Dennett, and Reginald B. Adams Jr. http://insidejokesbook.com/ Basically, humor is a learning mechanism. It's funny when we take something to be true and then suddenly…
稍微切一下题：这是一本很棒的书，一位哲学家、一位心理学家和一位技术专家试图在书中为幽默和笑话构建一个自洽的理论。我很喜欢这本书：Daniel Dennett、Matthew Hurley 和 Reginald Adams 合著的《Inside Jokes: Using Humor to Reverse-Engineer the Mind》。大致的总结是，幽默是“debug 的乐趣”——一种由演化安装的机制，用来提供……
Somewhat on-topic: an excellent book where a philosopher, psychologist, and technologist attempt to provide a cohesive theory of humor and jokes. I love the book: Inside Jokes: Using Humor to Reverse-Engineer the Mind by Daniel Dennett, Matthew Hurley, & Reginald Adams The rough summary is that humor is "the joy of debugging" - an evolutionarily-installed mechanism to provide…
……《Different》—— Carmen Reinhart & Kenneth Rogoff 《潜意识》（Subliminal）—— Leonard Mlodinow 《随机漫步的傻瓜》（Fooled by Randomness）—— Nassim Taleb 对于更轻松的东西，我也喜欢：《An Economist Gets Lunch》—— Tyler Cowen 《Inside Jokes》—— Matthew Hurley 等人（大部分晦涩的部分都跳过了）
…Different - Carmen Reinhart & Kenneth Rogoff Subliminal - Leonard Mlodinow Fooled by Randomness - Nassim Taleb For something more lighthearted, I also enjoyed: An Economist Gets Lunch - Tyler Cowen Inside Jokes - Matthew Hurley & others (mostly skipped the dense parts)
如果你对幽默背后的理论感兴趣，我推荐《Inside Jokes: Using Humor to Reverse-Engineer the Mind》；认知科学家 Daniel Dennett 是合著者之一。它给出了一个基本令人信服的论证，认为幽默是通过演化来鼓励人们发现认知错误的。这本书……
If you're interested in the theory behind humor, I recommend "Inside Jokes: Using Humor to Reverse-Engineer the Mind"; cognitive scientist Daniel Dennett is a co-author. It makes a mostly convincing case that humor evolved to encourage people to detect cognitive error. The book…
如果你对这个话题感兴趣，可以看看 Hurley、Dennett 和另外某人合著的《Inside Jokes: Using Humor to Reverse-Engineer the Mind》。他们批判了柏格森（以及很多其他人），并得出了一个挺有意思的结论，不过因为我正在旅行，细节记不清了……
If you're interested in the subject, see Inside Jokes: Using Humor to Reverse-Engineer the Mind by Hurley, Dennett, and someone else. They critique Bergson (and many others) and conclude something interesting but which I can't remember because I'm traveling…
……真要严肃对待的话，她起码该提一下最近出的这本书，书里给出了深刻而精妙的演化解释，并对以往的理论进行了彻底的梳理，而且没错，里面还包含很多笑话：Matthew M. Hurley、Daniel C. Dennett 和 Reginald B. Adams Jr. 合著的《Inside Jokes》http://insidejokesbook.com/ 。基本上，幽默是一种学习机制。当我们以为某件事是真的，然后突然间……
…this was serious she would at least mention this recent book, which presents a deep and subtle evolutionary explanation, along with a thorough review of past theories, and yes includes lots of jokes: Inside Jokes by Matthew M. Hurley, Daniel C. Dennett, and Reginald B. Adams Jr. http://insidejokesbook.com/ Basically, humor is a learning mechanism. It's funny when we take something to be true and then suddenly…
不太确定这符不符合你的要求，但我发现 http://www.amazon.com/Inside-Jokes-Using-Humor-Reverse-Engin... 挺有意思的。
Not sure if it's what you're asking for, but I found http://www.amazon.com/Inside-Jokes-Using-Humor-Reverse-Engin... interesting.
稍微切一下题：这是一本很棒的书，一位哲学家、一位心理学家和一位技术专家试图在书中为幽默和笑话构建一个自洽的理论。我很喜欢这本书：Daniel Dennett、Matthew Hurley 和 Reginald Adams 合著的《Inside Jokes: Using Humor to Reverse-Engineer the Mind》。大致的总结是，幽默是“debug 的乐趣”——一种由演化安装的机制，用来提供……
Somewhat on-topic: an excellent book where a philosopher, psychologist, and technologist attempt to provide a cohesive theory of humor and jokes. I love the book: Inside Jokes: Using Humor to Reverse-Engineer the Mind by Daniel Dennett, Matthew Hurley, & Reginald Adams The rough summary is that humor is "the joy of debugging" - an evolutionarily-installed mechanism to provide…
……《Different》—— Carmen Reinhart & Kenneth Rogoff 《潜意识》（Subliminal）—— Leonard Mlodinow 《随机漫步的傻瓜》（Fooled by Randomness）—— Nassim Taleb 对于更轻松的东西，我也喜欢：《An Economist Gets Lunch》—— Tyler Cowen 《Inside Jokes》—— Matthew Hurley 等人（大部分晦涩的部分都跳过了）
…Different - Carmen Reinhart & Kenneth Rogoff Subliminal - Leonard Mlodinow Fooled by Randomness - Nassim Taleb For something more lighthearted, I also enjoyed: An Economist Gets Lunch - Tyler Cowen Inside Jokes - Matthew Hurley & others (mostly skipped the dense parts)
如果你对幽默背后的理论感兴趣，我推荐《Inside Jokes: Using Humor to Reverse-Engineer the Mind》；认知科学家 Daniel Dennett 是合著者之一。它给出了一个基本令人信服的论证，认为幽默是通过演化来鼓励人们发现认知错误的。这本书……
If you're interested in the theory behind humor, I recommend "Inside Jokes: Using Humor to Reverse-Engineer the Mind"; cognitive scientist Daniel Dennett is a co-author. It makes a mostly convincing case that humor evolved to encourage people to detect cognitive error. The book…
如果你对这个话题感兴趣，可以看看 Hurley、Dennett 和另外某人合著的《Inside Jokes: Using Humor to Reverse-Engineer the Mind》。他们批判了柏格森（以及很多其他人），并得出了一个挺有意思的结论，不过因为我正在旅行，细节记不清了……
If you're interested in the subject, see Inside Jokes: Using Humor to Reverse-Engineer the Mind by Hurley, Dennett, and someone else. They critique Bergson (and many others) and conclude something interesting but which I can't remember because I'm traveling…