Emma Seppälä

Science Director, Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education, Stanford University

Emma Seppälä is a psychologist and author focused on the science of happiness and well-being, emphasizing the psychological benefits of experiencing awe.

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The Science of Awe: Has the Most Transformative Human Emotion Been Quietly Engineered Out of Modern Life — and What Happens When We Stop Feeling It?

The gig economy offered flexibility and freedom — then food delivery workers in London organized a wildcat strike via WhatsApp, and suddenly it was clear that the new economy had also quietly built a new kind of labor movement. Sasha Roseneil, Guy Standing, and Katie Wells debate whether precarious work is finally finding its political voice, or whether the structural obstacles are too large to overcome.

Jul 21, 2026