Dacher Keltner: podcast appearances and interviews

Dacher Joseph Keltner is a Mexican-born American psychologist who serves as a professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the director of the Berkeley Social Interaction Lab and the founding faculty director of the Greater Good Science Center at the same institution. Keltner is recognized for his research on emotions, particularly in the context of prosocial feelings such as awe and compassion. His work has contributed significantly to establishing the scientific understanding of these emotions and has been disseminated to a broad public audience. Keltner's contributions to psychology have earned him several honors, including election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2020 and the William James Fellow Award from the Association for Psychological Science in 2026, which recognizes lifetime achievement.