Uploaded March 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Experimental psychologist Tania Lombrozo and physician Gavin Francis discuss with Steve Paulson about whether awe and wonder are fundamentally intellectual or emotional experiences.

This is an excerpt from “The Enigma of Life: Confronting Marvels at the Edges of Science“ recorded on February 5, 2020 at The New York Academy of Sciences. For the video of the complete discussion see: youtu.be/iKWbKIvynBg