Creating Your Own Gratitude Practice
GGSC Science Director Emiliana Simon-Thomas shares some amazing tips on how we can start our own gratitude practice by leaning into our sensations and reflections in a feature from Next Avenue.
In the Media
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Death is a Doorway to Awe
GGSC Founding Director Dacher Keltner explores how the experience of death, particularly the passing of a loved one, can evoke a profound sense of awe, deconstructing the self and connecting individuals to larger existential and spiritual systems in a feature from Psychology Today.
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Here’s an Exciting Leadership Tool You Can Use
Love taking leisurely walks around your neighborhood? Next time, bring some friends with you! GGSC Founding Director Dacher Keltner sheds light on the social benefits of walking in groups to foster collaboration and goodwill in a feature from Psychology Today.
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Awe Is a Response to Mystery
In an interview with Psychology Today, GGSC Founding Director Dacher Keltner shares some insightful ideas on how facing mystery elicits awe within us, helping us navigate complexity.
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Emotional palette: a computational mapping of aesthetic experiences evoked by visual art
GGSC Founding Director and UC Berkeley Psychology Professor Dacher Keltner publishes research on the complex relationship between how we conceptualize experiencing art in terms of both the emotions it elicits within us and the aesthetic qualities we perceive from it.
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Neuroscience Says Awe Makes Us Nicer, Happier, and More Connected. These 8 ‘Wonders of Life’ Help You Experience More of It
Incorporating feelings of awe into our daily lives has been shown to improve our levels of happiness and overall well-being. Read more to find out what GGSC Founding Director Dacher Keltner has to say about this in a feature from Inc.com.