Awe is considered a transformational and multifaceted emotion. Vastness is the core
cognitive appraisal associated with awe, which activates a need for cognitive …

Scientists from Einstein to Sagan have linked emotions like awe with the motivation for
scientific inquiry, but no research has tested this possibility. Theoretical and empirical work …

Awe has traditionally been considered a religious or spiritual emotion, yet scientists often
report that awe motivates them to answer questions about the natural world, and to do so in …

Spiritual experiences are profound moments of personal transcendence, connection, and
wonder. Five studies (total N= 1064) investigate how spiritual experiences induce feelings of …

Research on awe has grown exponentially in recent decades; however, few studies have
considered whether awe-inspiring experiences also inspire other emotions. In two studies …

Objective Guided by a functional account of awe, we aimed to test the hypothesis that
people who often feel awe are also more curious (Studies 1 and 2), and that this relationship …

Awe is described as an a “epistemic emotion” because it is hypothesised to make gaps in
one's knowledge salient. However, no empirical evidence for this yet exists. Awe is also …

This chapter reviews work on the shared psychological functions of science and religion. In
doing so, we focus on three of these functions that are of particular importance to human …

The essential focus of this chapter is the question of what does it mean to be literate in
science? This chapter will advance three broad answers. In 2007, Roberts argued for two …

Scientists often refer to spiritual experiences with science. This research addresses this
unique component of science attitudes—spirituality of science: feelings of meaning, awe …