[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.08,0:00:03.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before I get started: Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.28,0:00:04.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm really excited to be here Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.69,0:00:07.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to just actually watch\Nwhat's going to happen, from here. Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.95,0:00:13.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So with that said,\Nwe're going to start with: Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.42,0:00:16.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is one of our greatest needs, Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.49,0:00:18.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one of our greatest needs for our brain? Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.82,0:00:21.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And instead of telling you,\NI want to show you. Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.08,0:00:22.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, I want you to feel it. Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.58,0:00:25.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's a lot I want you to feel\Nin the next 14 minutes. Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.24,0:00:27.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, if we could all stand up. Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.50,0:00:31.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're all going to conduct\Na piece of Strauss together. Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.55,0:00:34.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Alright? And you all know it. Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.82,0:00:36.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Alright. Are you ready? Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.40,0:00:37.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: Yeah! Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.59,0:00:39.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Beau Lotto: Alright.\NReady, one, two, three! Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.51,0:00:41.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's just the end. Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.73,0:00:45.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Music: Richard Strauss\N"Also Sprach Zarathustra") Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.04,0:00:50.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right? Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.24,0:00:51.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know where it's going. Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.75,0:00:56.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Music) Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.95,0:01:03.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, it's coming! Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.59,0:01:11.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Music stops abruptly) Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.00,0:01:13.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh! Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.18,0:01:14.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.37,0:01:15.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right? Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.56,0:01:17.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Collective coitus interruptus. Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.04,0:01:18.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,OK, you can all sit down. Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.46,0:01:20.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.38,0:01:23.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have a fundamental need for closure. Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.56,0:01:25.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.53,0:01:27.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We love closure. Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.36,0:01:29.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause) Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.93,0:01:33.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was told the story that Mozart,\Njust before he'd go to bed, Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.20,0:01:34.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he'd go to the piano and go, Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.61,0:01:35.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"da-da-da-da-da." Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.79,0:01:38.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His father, who was already in bed,\Nwould think, "Argh." Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.50,0:01:41.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He'd have to get up\Nand hit the final note to the chord Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.21,0:01:42.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before he could go back to sleep. Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.84,0:01:43.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.96,0:01:49.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the need for closure\Nleads us to thinking about: Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.08,0:01:51.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is our greatest fear? Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.38,0:01:56.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Think -- what is our greatest fear\Ngrowing up, even now? Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.41,0:02:01.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's the fear of the dark. Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.72,0:02:05.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We hate uncertainty. Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.38,0:02:08.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We hate to not know. Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.37,0:02:09.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We hate it. Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.56,0:02:10.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Think about horror films. Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.02,0:02:13.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Horror films are always shot in the dark, Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.82,0:02:15.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the forest, Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.82,0:02:17.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at night, Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.08,0:02:18.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the depths of the sea, Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.37,0:02:19.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the blackness of space. Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.54,0:02:23.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the reason is because\Ndying was easy during evolution. Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.89,0:02:25.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you weren't sure that was a predator, Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.84,0:02:26.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was too late. Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.49,0:02:30.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your brain evolved to predict. Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.06,0:02:32.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if you couldn't predict, you died. Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.14,0:02:37.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the way your brain predicts\Nis by encoding the bias and assumptions Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.38,0:02:39.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that were useful in the past. Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.59,0:02:42.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But those assumptions\Njust don't stay inside your brain. Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.40,0:02:44.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You project them out into the world. Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.50,0:02:47.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is no bird there. Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.01,0:02:51.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're projecting the meaning\Nonto the screen. Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.51,0:02:56.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everything I'm saying to you right now\Nis literally meaningless. Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.15,0:02:59.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.60,0:03:02.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're creating the meaning\Nand projecting it onto me. Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.70,0:03:05.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what's true for objects\Nis true for other people. Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.31,0:03:07.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While you can measure\Ntheir "what" and their "when," Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.77,0:03:09.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can never measure their "why." Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.65,0:03:10.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we color other people. Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.87,0:03:15.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We project a meaning onto them\Nbased on our biases and our experience. Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.91,0:03:22.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which is why the best of design is almost\Nalways about decreasing uncertainty. Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.74,0:03:24.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when we step into uncertainty, Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.86,0:03:28.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our bodies respond\Nphysiologically and mentally. Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.79,0:03:31.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your immune system\Nwill start deteriorating. Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.66,0:03:34.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your brain cells wither and even die. Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.53,0:03:38.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your creativity and intelligence decrease. Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.44,0:03:42.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We often go from fear to anger,\Nalmost too often. Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.36,0:03:45.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why? Because fear is a state of certainty. Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.87,0:03:47.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You become morally judgmental. Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.78,0:03:49.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You become an extreme version of yourself. Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.90,0:03:52.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you're a conservative,\Nyou become more conservative. Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.53,0:03:54.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you're a liberal,\Nyou become more liberal. Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.70,0:03:57.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because you go to a place of familiarity. Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.13,0:04:01.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The problem is that the world changes. Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.95,0:04:03.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we have to adapt or die. Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.48,0:04:05.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if you want to shift from A to B, Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.28,0:04:07.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the first step is not B. Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.20,0:04:10.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first step is to go from A to not A -- Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.14,0:04:13.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to let go of your bias and assumptions; Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.36,0:04:17.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to step into the very place\Nthat our brain evolved to avoid; Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.70,0:04:22.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to step into the place of the unknown. Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.55,0:04:28.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it's so essential\Nthat we go to this place Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.20,0:04:30.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that our brain gave us a solution. Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.97,0:04:33.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Evolution gave us a solution. Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.13,0:04:37.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's possibly one of the most profound\Nperceptual experiences. Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.97,0:04:41.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's the experience of awe. Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.86,0:04:49.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Music) Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.33,0:05:48.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause) Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.11,0:05:54.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Music) Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.87,0:06:00.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause) Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.88,0:06:06.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Music) Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.56,0:06:49.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause) Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.44,0:06:55.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Music) Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.88,0:07:09.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause) Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.92,0:07:13.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Cheers) Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.79,0:07:18.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause) Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.84,0:07:22.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Beau Lotto: Ah, how wonderful, right? Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.90,0:07:29.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So right now, you're probably all feeling,\Nat some level or another, awe. Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.33,0:07:31.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right? Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.51,0:07:34.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what's happening\Ninside your brain right now? Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.57,0:07:36.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And for thousands of years, Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.02,0:07:40.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we've been thinking and writing\Nand experiencing awe, Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.43,0:07:43.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we know so little about it. Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.51,0:07:49.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so to try to understand\Nwhat is it and what does it do, Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.64,0:07:55.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my Lab of Misfits had just\Nthe wonderful opportunity and the pleasure Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.50,0:08:00.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to work with who are some of the greatest\Ncreators of awe that we know: Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.54,0:08:04.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the writers, the creators,\Nthe directors, the accountants, Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.43,0:08:06.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the people who are Cirque Du Soleil. Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.14,0:08:09.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so we went to Las Vegas, Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.12,0:08:14.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we recorded\Nthe brain activity of people Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.64,0:08:16.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while they're watching the performance, Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.100,0:08:19.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over 10 performances of "O," Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.81,0:08:22.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is iconic Cirque performance. Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.66,0:08:26.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we also measured\Nthe behavior before the performance, Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.25,0:08:29.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as well as a different group\Nafter the performance. Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.33,0:08:31.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so we had over 200 people involved. Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.37,0:08:35.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what is awe? Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.35,0:08:37.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is happening\Ninside your brain right now? Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.53,0:08:40.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a brain state. OK? Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.56,0:08:43.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The front part of your brain,\Nthe prefrontal cortex, Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.28,0:08:45.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is responsible\Nfor your executive function, Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.62,0:08:46.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your attentional control, Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.90,0:08:48.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is now being downregulated. Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.16,0:08:54.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The part of your brain called\Nthe DMN, default mode network, Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.80,0:08:57.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is the interaction\Nbetween multiple areas in your brain, Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.80,0:09:01.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is active during, sort of, ideation, Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.54,0:09:04.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,creative thinking in terms\Nof divergent thinking and daydreaming, Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.78,0:09:06.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is now being upregulated. Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.94,0:09:09.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And right about now, Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.96,0:09:12.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the activity in your\Nprefrontal cortex is changing. Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.42,0:09:16.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's becoming asymmetrical\Nin its activity, Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.37,0:09:17.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,biased towards the right, Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.70,0:09:21.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is highly correlated\Nwhen people step forward into the world, Dialogue: 0,0:09:21.57,0:09:23.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as opposed to step back. Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.72,0:09:29.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, the activity across the brains\Nof all these people was so correlated Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.73,0:09:32.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we're able to train\Nan artificial neural network Dialogue: 0,0:09:32.28,0:09:34.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to predict whether or not\Npeople are experiencing awe Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.02,0:09:38.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to an accuracy of 75 percent on average, Dialogue: 0,0:09:38.24,0:09:40.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a maximum of 83 percent. Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.95,0:09:46.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what does this brain state do? Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.85,0:09:48.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, others have demonstrated, Dialogue: 0,0:09:48.60,0:09:51.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for instance, Professors\NHaidt and Keltner, Dialogue: 0,0:09:51.20,0:09:55.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have told us that people feel small\Nbut connected to the world. Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.66,0:10:00.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And their prosocial behavior increases, Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.19,0:10:03.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they feel an increased\Naffinity towards others. Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.84,0:10:06.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we've also shown in this study Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.26,0:10:09.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that people have less need\Nfor cognitive control. Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.65,0:10:13.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're more comfortable with uncertainty\Nwithout having closure. Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.41,0:10:17.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And their appetite\Nfor risk also increases. Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.50,0:10:21.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They actually seek risk,\Nand they are better able at taking it. Dialogue: 0,0:10:22.17,0:10:24.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And something that\Nwas really quite profound Dialogue: 0,0:10:24.78,0:10:26.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that when we asked people, Dialogue: 0,0:10:26.32,0:10:30.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Are you someone who has a propensity\Nto experience awe?" Dialogue: 0,0:10:30.64,0:10:33.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They were more likely\Nto give a positive response Dialogue: 0,0:10:33.21,0:10:35.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,after the performance\Nthan they were [before]. Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.42,0:10:38.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They literally redefined themselves\Nand their history. Dialogue: 0,0:10:40.97,0:10:47.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, awe is possibly the perception\Nthat is bigger than us. Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.82,0:10:50.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in the words of Joseph Campbell, Dialogue: 0,0:10:50.90,0:10:53.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Awe is what enables us to move forward." Dialogue: 0,0:10:54.52,0:10:56.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or in the words of a dear friend, Dialogue: 0,0:10:56.47,0:10:58.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,probably one of our\Ngreatest photographers, Dialogue: 0,0:10:58.68,0:11:00.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,still living photographers,\NDuane Michaels, Dialogue: 0,0:11:00.78,0:11:02.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he said to me just the other day Dialogue: 0,0:11:02.40,0:11:06.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that maybe it gives us the curiosity\Nto overcome our cowardice. Dialogue: 0,0:11:08.75,0:11:12.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So who cares? Why should we care? Dialogue: 0,0:11:12.53,0:11:13.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, consider conflict, Dialogue: 0,0:11:13.89,0:11:17.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which seems to be so omnipresent\Nin our society at the moment. Dialogue: 0,0:11:17.25,0:11:19.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you and I are in conflict, Dialogue: 0,0:11:19.05,0:11:22.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's as if we're at the opposite\Nends of the same line. Dialogue: 0,0:11:22.03,0:11:25.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And my aim is to prove that you're wrong\Nand to shift you towards me. Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.30,0:11:27.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The problem is, you are doing\Nexactly the same. Dialogue: 0,0:11:27.56,0:11:30.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're trying to prove that I'm wrong\Nand shift me towards you. Dialogue: 0,0:11:30.76,0:11:35.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Notice that conflict is the setup\Nto win but not learn. Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.52,0:11:39.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your brain only learns if we move. Dialogue: 0,0:11:39.18,0:11:41.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Life is movement. Dialogue: 0,0:11:42.56,0:11:47.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, what if we could use awe,\Nnot to get rid of conflict -- Dialogue: 0,0:11:47.98,0:11:51.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,conflict is essential,\Nconflict is how your brain expands, Dialogue: 0,0:11:51.54,0:11:53.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's how your brain learns -- Dialogue: 0,0:11:53.42,0:11:56.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but rather, to enter conflict\Nin a different way? Dialogue: 0,0:11:57.56,0:12:00.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what if awe could\Nenable us to enter it Dialogue: 0,0:12:00.82,0:12:02.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in at least two different ways? Dialogue: 0,0:12:02.33,0:12:05.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One, to give us the humility\Nand courage to not know. Dialogue: 0,0:12:06.47,0:12:10.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right? To enter conflict\Nwith a question instead of an answer. Dialogue: 0,0:12:10.54,0:12:11.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What would happen then? Dialogue: 0,0:12:11.96,0:12:15.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To enter the conflict\Nwith uncertainty instead of certainty. Dialogue: 0,0:12:15.80,0:12:18.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the second is,\Nin entering conflict that way, Dialogue: 0,0:12:18.54,0:12:22.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to seek to understand,\Nrather than convince. Dialogue: 0,0:12:23.38,0:12:26.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because everyone makes sense\Nto themselves, right? Dialogue: 0,0:12:27.46,0:12:29.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And to understand another person, Dialogue: 0,0:12:29.08,0:12:31.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to understand the biases\Nand assumptions Dialogue: 0,0:12:31.13,0:12:32.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that give rise to their behavior. Dialogue: 0,0:12:34.49,0:12:37.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we've actually initiated a pilot study Dialogue: 0,0:12:37.18,0:12:40.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to look to see whether\Nwe could use art-induced awe Dialogue: 0,0:12:40.61,0:12:42.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to facilitate toleration. Dialogue: 0,0:12:43.90,0:12:46.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the results are actually\Nincredibly positive. Dialogue: 0,0:12:46.58,0:12:49.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can mitigate against anger and hate Dialogue: 0,0:12:49.63,0:12:52.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through the experience of awe\Ngenerated by art. Dialogue: 0,0:12:54.08,0:12:58.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So where can we find awe, Dialogue: 0,0:12:58.02,0:12:59.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,given how important it is? Dialogue: 0,0:13:02.91,0:13:05.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, what if ... Dialogue: 0,0:13:06.75,0:13:08.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A suggestion: Dialogue: 0,0:13:08.56,0:13:12.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that awe is not just\Nto be found in the grandeur. Dialogue: 0,0:13:12.91,0:13:14.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Awe is essential. Dialogue: 0,0:13:14.11,0:13:18.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Often, it's scale --\Nthe mountains, the sunscape. Dialogue: 0,0:13:19.51,0:13:23.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what if we could actually\Nrescale ourselves Dialogue: 0,0:13:24.36,0:13:27.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and find the impossible in the simple? Dialogue: 0,0:13:29.16,0:13:30.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if this is true, Dialogue: 0,0:13:31.43,0:13:34.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and our data are right, Dialogue: 0,0:13:34.79,0:13:37.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then endeavors like science, Dialogue: 0,0:13:37.22,0:13:41.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,adventure, art, ideas, love, Dialogue: 0,0:13:41.28,0:13:44.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a TED conference, performance, Dialogue: 0,0:13:45.17,0:13:48.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are not only inspired by awe, Dialogue: 0,0:13:49.03,0:13:52.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but could actually be our ladders\Ninto uncertainty Dialogue: 0,0:13:53.90,0:13:55.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help us expand. Dialogue: 0,0:14:14.74,0:14:16.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you very much. Dialogue: 0,0:14:16.10,0:14:17.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause) Dialogue: 0,0:14:17.28,0:14:18.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Please, come up. Dialogue: 0,0:14:18.45,0:14:22.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause) Dialogue: 0,0:14:22.47,0:14:26.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Cheers) Dialogue: 0,0:14:26.58,0:14:33.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)