Dacher Keltner — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, where he directs the Berkeley Social Interaction Lab.
Founding Director of The Greater Good Science Center.
Chief Scientific Advisor at Hume AI.
Author of bestsellers including "Born to Be Good," "The Power Paradox," and "AWE: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How it Can Transform Your Life."
Collaborated with Pixar on films such as "Inside Out" and "Soul," and worked with Facebook and Google on projects related to altruism and emotion.
His course 'Emotion' podcasts were rated by Wired magazine as one of the five best educational downloads.
Received his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1989 and his B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 1984.

Biography

Dacher Keltner is a professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, where he directs the Berkeley Social Interaction Lab. He is also the Founding Director of The Greater Good Science Center and serves as Chief Scientific Advisor at Hume AI. His research explores the cultural and evolutionary origins of compassion, awe, love, beauty, and power, as well as social class and social inequality.

Keltner earned his B.A.