Jonathan Bastian talks with Dacher Keltner, psychologist and director of the Greater Good Science Center, about his latest book, “Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your ...

Psychologists Dacher Keltner and Jonathan Haidt have codified how awe violates our normalized understanding of the world, provoking us to shift our mental models to accommodate, assimilate, and adjust ...

Or it can be a major life event, such as a birth or, as in Keltner’s case, watching a sibling die. “We can find awe anywhere,” Keltner concludes. And we should, because it’s good for us. When his book ...

Hiking through a spectacular mountain valley, singing in a church choir, or gazing at a masterpiece…all experiences that can elicit awe. What sparks that feeling of joy or wonder is different for ...

Humanity is awe-inspiring, according to Dacher Keltner's recent book. And no one is more inspiring right now than Yulia Navalnaya.

Dr. Keltner recently tried a New York Times focus challenge, spending 10 minutes looking at van Gogh’s “Starry Night,” he said. He found himself tearing up as he took in the painting.