Anxious about the election? UC Berkeley psychologists explain how to cope
GGSC Science Director Emiliana Simon-Thomas sheds some light on how to reduce political anxiety during this election season in this feature from UC Berkeley News.
In the Media
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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.
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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.