Children frequently experience wonder, their little minds being blown away as they marvel at some extraordinary new discovery. But what about adults? When’s the last time you felt awe, that mix of ...

A grandparent and grandchild embrace Research has also shown awe can make us think more critically, expand our perception of time and lead to less materialism. When adults say they love vicariously ...

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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) --Walking is good for your physical health, but new research says a beautiful walk is good for your emotional health as well. The researchers say "awe walks" helped people to have ...

Awe—the emotion we feel in the presence of something vast or powerful that challenges our understanding—has the remarkable ability to help us transcend ourselves. It makes us feel smaller and more one ...

Awe is the feeling we get when we ponder the vastness and beauty of our universe. It’s something we might feel when gazing up at a scenic mountain range or experiencing the birth of our first child.

Throughout the pandemic, our socializing has either been distanced or nonexistent altogether. But now with vaccines, it's possible for people to see each other more easily and even travel to do so ...

“In the Living Philosophies anthology one of our greatest thinkers, Albert Einstein, waxes poetic, “The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and ...

“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” (William Butler Yeats) In the past several years, a great deal of scientific and popular attention has been ...

Awe appears to be good for health and well-being and makes us more humble and prosocial, something we all need right now. But when we're stuck inside, it can be difficult to find experiences that make ...

We think of awe as an emotion reserved for the most extraordinary moments – summiting a mountain, the birth of a child, an exquisite live performance. But researchers who study awe say the emotion ...