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Dacher Keltner, PhD, is an American psychology professor, founder of the Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley, and host of the podcast The Science of Happiness.

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Hands On Research: The Science of Touch

Dacher Keltner explains how compassion is literally at our fingertips.

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Compassion Is Woven Throughout Our Nervous System, Researchers Say

We like to think of compassion as purely altruistic. Yet, it may have selfish underpinnings.

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The Compassionate Instinct

Think humans are born selfish? Think again. Dacher Keltner reveals the compassionate side to human nature.

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Why Yoga Is Good for Your Body and Brain, According to Science

When I (Dacher Keltner) was 18, I wandered into a yoga class in my first year of college, hosted on a basketball court in the school’s gym. At the time, some 40 years ago, yoga had mystical, somewhat cult-like connotations.

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How the Science of Awe Shaped Pixar’s “Soul”

Awe is the feeling we experience when encountering vast things that we don’t understand.

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Why Our Brains Love Gossip

There’s no question that gossip can be damaging. But these exceptional uses of gossip—typically by those who are abusing their power—do not prove the rule. In fact, gossip is an ancient and universal means by which group members give power to select individuals and keep the powerful in check.

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Why Do We Feel Awe?

According to Dacher Keltner, there are important evolutionary reasons: It’s good for our minds, bodies, and social connections.

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The Power of Kindness

A new science of power has revealed that power is wielded most effectively when it’s used by people who are attuned to and engaged with the needs and interests of others.

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Why Is Gratitude So Hard during the Pandemic?

There’s one key to well-being that gets complicated in hard times: Gratitude, the reverence we feel for things that are given to us.

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