Dacher Keltner
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Dacher Keltner is a professor
of psychology
at University of California, Berkeley
as well as the Director for Greater Good Science Center
, formerly known as the Center for the Development of Peace and Well-Being. Professor Keltner received his B.A. in Theatre Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara
and his Ph.D.
from Stanford University
, and he completed three years of post-doctoral work with Paul Ekman
at the University of California, San Francisco
. He is the author of more than 80 scholarly articles and two books.
Current research in his laboratory focuses on prosocial behavior, power and moral reasoning, and collective emotions.
publishes a magazine called Greater Good four times a year. Along with co-editor Jason Marsh and other researchers, Keltner highlights ground breaking scientific research into the roots of compassion and altruism, and fuses this science with inspiring stories of compassion in action, providing a bridge between social scientists and parents, educators, community leaders, and policy makers.
Professor
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of psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
at University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
as well as the Director for Greater Good Science Center
Greater Good Science Center
The Greater Good Science Center, located at the University of California, Berkeley is an interdisciplinary research center devoted to the scientific understanding of happy and compassionate individuals, strong social bonds, and altruistic behavior. By studying individuals and their relationships,...
, formerly known as the Center for the Development of Peace and Well-Being. Professor Keltner received his B.A. in Theatre Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Barbara
The University of California, Santa Barbara, commonly known as UCSB or UC Santa Barbara, is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a site in Goleta, California, from Santa Barbara and northwest of Los...
and his Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, and he completed three years of post-doctoral work with Paul Ekman
Paul Ekman
Paul Ekman is a psychologist who has been a pioneer in the study of emotions and their relation to facial expressions. He has been considered one of the 100 most eminent psychologists of the twentieth century...
at the University of California, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
The University of California, San Francisco is one of the world's leading centers of health sciences research, patient care, and education. UCSF's medical, pharmacy, dentistry, nursing, and graduate schools are among the top health science professional schools in the world...
. He is the author of more than 80 scholarly articles and two books.
Current research in his laboratory focuses on prosocial behavior, power and moral reasoning, and collective emotions.
Greater Good Science Center
The Greater Good Science CenterGreater Good Science Center
The Greater Good Science Center, located at the University of California, Berkeley is an interdisciplinary research center devoted to the scientific understanding of happy and compassionate individuals, strong social bonds, and altruistic behavior. By studying individuals and their relationships,...
publishes a magazine called Greater Good four times a year. Along with co-editor Jason Marsh and other researchers, Keltner highlights ground breaking scientific research into the roots of compassion and altruism, and fuses this science with inspiring stories of compassion in action, providing a bridge between social scientists and parents, educators, community leaders, and policy makers.
External links
- Berkeley Social Interaction Laboratory
- Greater Good Magazine
- Greater Good Science Center
- Video: Dacher Keltner discusses his book Born to Be Good (January 2009, W. W. Norton)
- Video: Keltner discusses whether Technology Dependence is De-Evolving Human Emotion, Fora.tv (Los Angeles Public Library, Feb. 5, 2009)
- Book Review of Born to be Good at Letters on Pages
- Video (with mp3 available) of Keltner on Bloggingheads.tvBloggingheads.tvBloggingheads.tv is a political, world events, philosophy, and science video blog discussion site in which the participants take part in an active back and forth conversation via webcam which is then broadcast online to viewers...
- Human Happiness Course by Keltner at UC Berkeley Webcasts