Session Abstract
In this talk, I will detail the latest evolutionary science of awe, considering how it emerged in our evolution, and shapes our thought and action to integrate individuals into social collectives. I will consider the cultural shaping of awe, in art, music, and spirituality. And I will detail how awe is good for you, and enables better health, well-being, and trust.
Speaker Bio
Dacher Keltner (dacherkeltner.com) is Professor of Psychology and faculty director of the Greater Good Science Center (greatergood.berkeley.edu). Dacher’s research focuses on the biological and cultural evolution of compassion, awe, love, beauty, and humility, as well as power, social class, and inequality (dacherkeltner.com). Dacher is the author of many scientific articles and several books, including AWE: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How it Can Transform Your Life. Dacher has won many research, teaching, mentoring, and service awards, and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has consulted for Apple, Pinterest, Google, the Sierra Club, Carnegie Hall and the National Gallery, and was a scientific consultant for Pixar’s Inside Out, Soul, and Inside Out 2, and for the Center for Constitutional Rights in its work to outlaw solitary confinement.