AboutSue Kayton Expertise Engineer who has read thousands of science fiction books and short stories. Can recommend stories on specific subjects and comment on technical feasibility. Especially good at older out-of-print books and authors.
Question I am looking for the title of a short story that Isaac Asimov wrote. It was before
1976. It was about aliens did an experiment on laughter with humans.
Answer One of my favorite short stories. The title is "Jokester" and it is in several anthologies. The first one on the list will be the easiest to find.
Earth Is Room Enough, Doubleday 1957
More Penguin Science Fiction, ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Penguin 1963
The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus, ed. Brian W. Aldiss, Penguin 1973
Valence and Vision, ed. Rich Jones & Richard L. Roe, Rinehart 1974
The Far Ends of Time and Earth, Doubleday 1979
The Wall Around the World and Other Science Fiction Stories, ed.
Susan Morris, Cambridge University Press; London 1979
