Awesome awe: The overused superlative is truly apt for an emotion that gives us superpowers.

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  • Author(s): Marchant, Jo
  • Source:
    New Scientist. 7/29/2017, Vol. 235 Issue 3136, p32-35. 4p. 4 Color Photographs.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      AWE; AFFECT (Psychology); KELTNER, Dacher; EMOTIONS; VOCABULARY
    • Abstract:
      The article focuses on the origins of the word awe. It is noted that awe is the emotion most likely to cause the appearance of goosebumps. According to psychologist and pioneering awe researcher Dacher Keltner, awe is a subjective feeling rooted in the body and the feeling people get when confronted with something vast.