The human mind can take trauma of the worst kind and find deep meaning.

And for me it was that period and coming out of it, I did a different human being.

Now I feel more open to the world, more loving, more interested in mysteries than answers.

Hello and welcome to the Psychology Podcast. Today we welcome Dr.

Docker Keltner on the show. Dr. Keltner is one of the world's foremost emotion scientists.

He's a professor of psychology at UC Berkeley and the director of the Greater Good Science Center.

Fun fact, he was the scientific advisor behind the beloved Pixar movie Inside Out.

He's over 200 scientific publications and six books, including Born to Be Good,

the compassionate instinct and the power paradox. His latest book, which is the subject of

their conversation today, is called All, the new science of everyday wonder and how it can

transform your life. In this episode I talked to Docker about the new science of all, emotions

like fear and disgust have been extensively researched because of their roles in human survival.

But Dr. Keltner argues that all is also essential for well-being and community.

Music, art and nature are some of the antecedents that can induce a sense of wonder,

inspiring us to be better by recognizing that we're parts of a greater whole. We also touch on

the topics of transcendence, neuroscience, evolutionary psychology and creativity. It's always

great fun chatting with Docker. I really respect his work so much and every time I talk to him,

I just feel so much joy. He's one of the world's leading experts on the science of happiness

and all and it's been honor for me to publish some work with him on this topic but also it was an

honor to have this conversation with him and get the chance to discuss his new book is awesome.

All right, so without further ado, I bring you Dr. Docker Keltner.

Docker, so great to have you on this psychology podcast again after all these years.

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