SPARKS: Professor Dacher Keltner – Awe, The Field Guide

<p>How can the science behind a specific human emotion, change our lives for the better? </p><p>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. </p><p> 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 <i>awe</i>, 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 approach things. </p><p> <i>Disclaimer: This Spark has been created using material recorded online during the pandemic - so the sound quality varies in places, but this shouldn’t prevent you from enjoying the material.</i> </p><p> Presentation by: <a href="https://www.dacherkeltner.com/" target="_blank">Dacher Keltner</a> </p><p>Dacher’s Research Hub: <a href="https://www.greatergood.berkeley.edu/" target="_blank">Greater Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life (berkeley.edu)</a> </p><p>Produced by: Unboxed - a UK-wide festival of creativity that brought together Arts, Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEAM).</p><p> </p><p>Brought to you by: The RSA - the royal society for arts, manufactures and commerce. Where world-leading ideas become world-changing actions. Subscribe for new episodes weekly and visit our website to find out more about our Design for Life mission and our global changemaker community - the RSA Fellowship: <a href="https://www.thersa.org/" target="_blank"><strong>theRSA.org</strong></a> </p>