Jennifer Stellar: How Culture Shapes the Experience of Awe @greatergoodsciencecenter

Uploaded August 2016 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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. Filmed at the GGSC's June 2016 conference, The Art & Science of Awe.

Jennifer Stellar: How Culture Shapes the Experience of Awe

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