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Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.78,0:00:12.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,>> So the final\Nquestion in
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.42,0:00:14.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my last 6-7 minutes\Nis why awe?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.79,0:00:17.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what is awe?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.48,0:00:19.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's the feeling\Nof being around
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.08,0:00:21.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,vast mysteries that\NI don't understand.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.52,0:00:26.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is really its\Nown distinct state
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.52,0:00:29.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about exploring\Nand connecting.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.30,0:00:30.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How does awe work?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.78,0:00:33.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It really diminishes\Nmy self focus,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.16,0:00:35.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my anxieties and the like,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.49,0:00:37.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it really gets\Nme to explore
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.38,0:00:38.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the world and to connect
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.48,0:00:40.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to others and\Nbuild community.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.22,0:00:43.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why awe? And really,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.04,0:00:44.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are a couple\Nof ways that we
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.20,0:00:46.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can think about\Nthis question.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.12,0:00:50.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first is really the\Nissue of resilience
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.28,0:00:52.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that Jeff used very
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.16,0:00:54.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wisely in the title\Nof the symposium,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.34,0:00:59.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is We Live in\Na Stressed Out Time.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.34,0:01:02.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The CDC is suggesting\Nthat levels of anxiety
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.94,0:01:07.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and depression are 3-4\Ntimes their average.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.05,0:01:08.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Stress had been rising in
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.88,0:01:10.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the United States\Nfor the past
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.08,0:01:12.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,25 years before COVID.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.16,0:01:16.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is an inflamed\Ntime regrettably.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.32,0:01:19.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Vivek Murthy, our\Nformer Surgeon General,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.13,0:01:22.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has a wonderful book\Nout suggesting that
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.22,0:01:26.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the most important\Ndiseases in some sense,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.14,0:01:27.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the 21st century,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.75,0:01:29.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are going to be diseases
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.64,0:01:31.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of things like loneliness,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.86,0:01:34.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,too much self focus.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.48,0:01:37.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That what he calls\Ninflammation
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.46,0:01:38.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the elevation of
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.80,0:01:40.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the parts of your\Nimmune system.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.98,0:01:43.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So our first answer\Nto the question
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.14,0:01:45.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of why awe is,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.72,0:01:49.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as you will sense in the\Ntoday's proceedings,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.68,0:01:52.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,awe is an antidote.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.60,0:01:54.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a way to change
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.42,0:01:56.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these stresses and meless
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.84,0:01:58.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the 21st century.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.50,0:02:01.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So here's some awe facts
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.22,0:02:03.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you'll hear about.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.54,0:02:05.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Around the world,\Npeople feel
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.88,0:02:07.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,awe a couple of\Ntimes a week.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.72,0:02:09.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is everyday\Nawe to be had.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.78,0:02:11.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As Jeff said, you
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.32,0:02:13.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,don't need to go to\Nthe Eiffel Tower,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.54,0:02:15.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can find\Nit around you.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.90,0:02:17.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And throughout\Nthese proceedings,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.90,0:02:19.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you will hear about how.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.18,0:02:21.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,About three-quarters\Nof our awe
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.04,0:02:22.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,experiences feel good.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.44,0:02:23.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're rooted in
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.50,0:02:25.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reward circuitry\Nin your brain.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.00,0:02:26.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They elevate the\Nvagus nerve,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.54,0:02:27.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which we study in our lab,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.98,0:02:29.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which helps you calm down,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.98,0:02:32.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,find meaning,\Nfind strength.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.18,0:02:34.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We also know that\Nfeelings of awe,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.37,0:02:35.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about three-quarters\Nof these
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.47,0:02:36.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,positive experiences
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.99,0:02:38.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,help you feel like you
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.17,0:02:39.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have more time in life.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.73,0:02:40.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It reduces
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.85,0:02:42.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,inflammation in\Nyour immune system.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.75,0:02:44.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It makes you more open
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.15,0:02:46.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to people, more\Ncollaborative.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.08,0:02:47.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You don't\Npolarize as much.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.91,0:02:49.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You don't see\Nthose people on
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.25,0:02:51.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the other political side\Nas your adversaries.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.87,0:02:53.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see some\Ncommon ground,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.65,0:02:56.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a lot of positive\Nbenefits for awe.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.35,0:02:58.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what you'll\Nhear about is
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.15,0:03:00.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all the ways in\Nwhich little doses
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.39,0:03:04.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of awe can help us with\Nthe stresses of life.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.87,0:03:07.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We just published\Na paper led by
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.85,0:03:09.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yang Bai and involving
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.77,0:03:10.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some of the presenters
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.81,0:03:12.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you'll hear from today.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.36,0:03:15.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We just had people\Nfind a little dose of
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.11,0:03:17.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,awe without paying a dime,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.58,0:03:20.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without emitting carbon\Ninto the atmosphere.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.95,0:03:22.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of them was\Nthey just climbed
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.75,0:03:24.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,up to this tower on
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.31,0:03:25.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Berkeley\Ncampus and got
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.77,0:03:28.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a beautiful view\Nof the Bay Area,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.22,0:03:31.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,220 feet high in the sky.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.88,0:03:33.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just that five minutes of
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.67,0:03:35.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,taking in an\Nexpansive view led
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.49,0:03:37.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,students to
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.11,0:03:39.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,feel less stress in\Ntheir daily lives,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.85,0:03:41.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,less pressure, and to
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.61,0:03:43.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have enhanced happiness.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.43,0:03:45.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This has been\Nreplicated in
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.63,0:03:47.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all manner of studies.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.37,0:03:49.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Awe reduces the stresses
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.87,0:03:52.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and difficulties\Nof living.