Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. Feeling awe changes your brain. In our first episode in a series about the science awe, we explore how awe can make you a better friend, partner, and ...
The experience of awe may be fleeting, but its impact on brain function has lasting psychological benefits. Imagine standing at the edge of a vast canyon, gazing at the endless expanse of stars in the ...
There’s nothing better for me than being immersed in nature. Whether I’m staring up into redwood trees, coming across a profusion of wildflowers, listening to ocean waves, or being mesmerized by a ...
This post is part 1 of a 2-part series. Dacher Keltner, Ph.D., is the founding director of the Greater Good Science Center and a professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. His ...
“When it’s over,” writes Mary Oliver in When Death Comes, “I want to say all my life I was a bride married to amazement. I was the bridegroom, taking the world into my arms.” A life spent in matrimony ...