Robert Provine
Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Author, Curious Behavior: Yawning, Laughing, Hiccupping, and Beyond
ROBERT R. PROVINE (1943-2019) was a research professor/professor emeritus at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where he studied the development and evolution of the nervous system. The walkie-talkie theory is presented in his book Laughter: A Scientific Investigation. His latest book is Curious Behavior: Yawning, Laughing, Hiccupping and Beyond.