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How Culture Shapes the Experience of Awe

Jennifer Stellar, an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto, explains what is universal about the emotion of awe in cultures around the world—and what is different.

By Jennifer Stellar | August 2016 | TRT 17:38

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Jennifer Stellar received her Ph.D. from UC Berkeley and is currently starting a faculty position in the Psychology Department at the…

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The Science of Awe

When we visit a beautiful vista, or hear a certain song, or look up at the clouds we’re often taken aback with the feeling of awe.

Awe is the feeling of being in the presence of something vast that transcends your understanding of the world. It’s a universal emotion, and research shows its impacts are astounding.

On The Science of Awe, the new series by The Science of Happiness, we explore what happens in our bodies and brains when we experience the vast and incomprehensible, and how it changes us for the better.
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