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Dr. Dacher Keltner discusses the importance of awe and wonder in our lives and how to cultivate these emotions.

When was the last time you felt absolutely mesmerized by something beautiful? Whether it’s seeing a breathtaking vista, losing yourself in a piece of music, or being in a crowd cheering for the same team, the feeling of awe can be all-encompassing and expansive. This week on Science of Perception Box, Dr. Dacher Keltner, one of the world’s foremost emotion scientists and a scientific advisor behind Pixar’s Inside Out, shares how we can cultivate more awe in our life and why we need this sometimes overlooked emotion. Dr. Keltner is a professor of psychology at UC Berkeley and the faculty director of the Greater Good Science Center. He has over 200 scientific publications and six books, including Born to Be Good, The Compassionate Instinct, and The Power Paradox. Dr. Keltner is involved with the education of health care providers and judges and has consulted extensively for Google, Apple, and Pinterest on issues related to emotion and well-being. Dr. Heather Berlin is a neuroscientist, clinical psychologist and Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at the Icahn School Of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. Dr. Christof Koch is Chief Scientist for The Tiny Blue Dot…

People in this episode

Guest: Dr. Dacher Keltner

Topics covered

• awe
• emotion
• psychology
• well-being
• beauty
• science

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UC Berkeley, Greater Good Science Center, Google, Apple, Pinterest

Books & works: Inside Out, Born to Be Good, The Compassionate Instinct, The Power Paradox

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