Deutsche Welle's English radio show Spectrum: The Fascinating World of Science and Technology interviewed Professor Hannu Toivonen for their show on April 20th, 2014. The topic was computational humor research.

The autocorrect humor bind

We don't often hear about computers having a deeper, more emotional side. But scientists in Finland are examining how they might be able to make hi-tech devices tickle our funny bones.

Links:

• Audio file of the interview on Deutsche Welle web site: http://dw.de/p/1Bq9w
• Professor Hannu Toivonen: http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/htoivone/
• Research into computational creativity: http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/en/discovery