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Dacker Keltner spent a lot of time in the mountains of California with his brother, Rolf. "We had this wild childhood together and we wandered the hills and swam in rivers and it was a release," he says. Watch the Virgis documentary Lisa's Final Act, now on YouTube.

Awe is what takes our breath away when we face a sky full of stars or listen to a moving piece of music. But scientists are still trying to pin down why we feel such a powerful emotion, and whether it’s possible to cultivate more of it in our lives.

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