What Is the Meaning of the Word?

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Words change in their connotations and denotations with history. All traces back to these old Norse and old English terms from the eighth, ninth centuries which were about fear and dread. And then over time, you know, we've become less violent, there's less death, we live longer,. We don't die in childbirth, children live. So a lot of the horrors have been taken out of what's vast and mysterious.

In this episode we sit down with psychologist Dacher Keltner, one of the world’s leading experts on the science of emotion, the man Pixar hired to help them write Inside Out. In his new book – Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life – he outlines his years of work in this field, the health benefits of awe, the evolutionary origins and likely functions, and how to better pursue more awe and wonder in your own life.