F. Joseph Callahan Distinguished Lecture Presents Dacher Keltner

2021 F. Joseph Callahan Distinguished Lecture to feature Dacher Keltner, renowned compassion researcher, author, and psychology professor.

Over 10 years since its inception, the Case Western Reserve University Distinguished Lecture presents author, compassion researcher, and psychology professor Dacher Keltner on Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 5:00 PM.

Dacher Keltner is a Professor of Psychology at the University of California at Berkeley, renowned for his research on the science of compassion and awe. He is Director of the Berkeley Social Interaction Lab, and serves as the Faculty Director of the Berkeley Greater Good Science Center. His research focuses on the biological and evolutionary origins of compassion, awe, love, and beauty, as well as power, social class, and inequality.

Keltner is also the author of The Power Paradox, as well as the bestseller Born to Be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life and The Compassionate Instinct. He has published over 190 scientific articles, including seminal works on the psychology of awe. He has written for the New York Times Magazine, and his research has been covered in TIME, Newsweek, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, CNN, NPR, and the BBC as well as many other outlets. Keltner was the scientific consultant for the Pixar film Inside Out, for which he helped revise the story emphasizing the neuropsychological findings that human emotions are mirrored in interpersonal relationships and can be significantly moderated by them.

Keltner’s lecture will address the abuses of power from empathy deficits to impulsivity, and what can be done to promote positive social change in the face of these pitfalls.

Keltner’s lecture will address the abuses of power from empathy deficits to impulsivity, and what can be done to promote positive social change in the face of these pitfalls.

This year, the Distinguished Lecture will be viewable online only. The virtual lecture will be Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 5:00 PM as part of the Think Forum series.

For more information on the lecture, visit the Callahan Distinguished Lecture Event Homepage.