by angelarr | Dec 13, 2022 | Compassion, Press Coverage, Research
In an article written by Kathrine Ellison for Irvine Standard, Blum Center researcher Paul Piff is interviewed regarding his work within the world of awe. He explains that the feeling of awe we experience outdoors is ultimately very good for us – enhancing our...
by angelarr | Dec 2, 2022 | Compassion, Research
Researchers Sean Goldy and Blum Center Associate Director Paul Piff recently published a commentary in Behavioral and Brain Sciences in response to Edgar Dubourg and Nicolas Baumard’s article on the psychological foundations of fiction with imaginary worlds. Goldy...
by angelarr | Nov 17, 2022 | Compassion, Research
In a new research article, Blum Center Associate Director Paul Piff, along with Sean Goldy and Nickolas Jones, suggest that “awesome” natural events we witness in our daily lives can affect us – making us more humble, caring, and focused on the well-being of the...
by angelarr | Sep 28, 2022 | Compassion, Press Coverage, Research
Blum Center Associate Director Paul Piff is a leading expert on the science of awe, and he was recently interviewed about awe by The Washington Post. In an article titled “Why it is awesome that your brain can experience awe” by Richard Sima, Piff went on record to...
by Maureen Purcell | Sep 10, 2022 | Compassion, Press Coverage, Research
In an opinion column for the The New York Times, Peter Coy highlighted a study on ‘The Moralization of Effort’ by UC Irvine researchers Jared Celniker, Andrew Gregory, Hyunjin Koo, Paul Piff, and Peter Ditto and University of British Columbia researcher Azim...
by Maureen Purcell | Aug 1, 2022 | Compassion, Media, Press Coverage
In an article on the website Parents, the author, Bob McKinnon, delves into the struggles of talking about social class with your kids. He came from a poverty ridden background, and while his kids are growing up opposite to that, he – like many other parents-...
