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RSA ConversationsSPARKS: Professor Dacher Keltner – Awe, The Field GuideHow can the science behind a specific human emotion, change our lives for the better? Dacher Keltner is Professor of Psychology at Berkeley University, California and is the founder of the Greater Good Science Center. You may have heard his podcast, the Science of Happiness. Dacher and his students have been studying the transformative power of a single emotion. Keep listening to hear a brief history of our understanding of awe, its age-old purpose in the pursuit of knowledge… and how the humbling effect of a walk in the woods might just change the way we appro...2023-08-1510 min
RSA EventsThe transformative power of everyday wonderAwe is a complex and mysterious emotion. Summoned by the extraordinary, it can be inspired by the divine, the beauty of nature or the force of human achievement. Awe stimulates curiosity and allows us to see the deep patterns in life. It can boost our mood, social connections and improve our life satisfaction. Yet in our modern world, we have become awe deprived. Our culture has become more materialistic and less connected to others. We spend more time on our phones and less time outdoors. In an inspiring conversation at the RSA, Dacher Keltner, the for...2023-01-2037 min