Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. When did you last take a moment to really look up at the sky? Shifting your gaze upward can help us be more creative, it improves our capacity to focus ...

Hiking through a spectacular mountain valley, singing in a church choir, or gazing at a masterpiece…all experiences that can elicit awe. What sparks that feeling of joy or wonder is different for ...

Since the early 2000s, a movement has been afoot among psychologists to study and better understand the science of Awe—an overwhelming, self-transcendent sense of wonder and reverence in which you ...

Awe calms the mind and soothes the spirit. It defuses anxiety, stress, and unhappiness, while also inspiring curiosity and enhancing creativity. And yet, it is being snuffed out by our increasingly ...

There’s nothing better for me than being immersed in nature. Whether I’m staring up into redwood trees, coming across a profusion of wildflowers, listening to ocean waves, or being mesmerized by a ...

Awe appears to be good for health and well-being and makes us more humble and prosocial, something we all need right now. But when we're stuck inside, it can be difficult to find experiences that make ...

It’s easier than you might think. Here’s something I wrote about the topic for Character Lab as a Tip of the Week: I was headed to bed at midnight when I noticed the glow at the bottom of my ...

It might be time to pencil in "awe cultivation" on your to-do list. Although religious thinkers like Søren Kierkegaard cast awe as a state of existential fear and trembling, new research by ...

This evening, right after sunset, the sky will display something beautiful: the brightest planets Venus and Jupiter will come so close to each that they will almost look like they might touch. For ...