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SUMMARY:E-IPER Dissertation Defense: Anaïs Voşki
LOCATION:Y2E2 Building 299\, 473 Via Ortega\, Stanford\, CA 94305
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for an E-IPER dissertation defense by Anaïs Voş
 ki: "From the ocean floor to outer space: Awe and the overview effect as 
 pathways to pro-environmental psychological and behavioral change."\n\nIn
 -person: Y2E2 299\n\nVirtual: Zoom webinar (passcode: 602030)\n\nABSTRACT
 \n\nInternational consensus affirms that addressing the global environmen
 tal crisis requires transformative shifts in values and practices that ce
 nter the fundamental interconnectedness between humans and nature\, yet s
 calable psychological pathways toward such shifts remain elusive. Self-tr
 anscendent experiences—mental states characterized by reduced self-focus 
 and increased connectedness beyond the self\, such as awe\, psychedelic\,
  and peak experiences—offer one potential pathway. The overview effect\, 
 defined as the profound psychological shift reported by astronauts when v
 iewing Earth from space\, offers an exemplary case with both transformati
 ve potential and a distinctive pro-environmental profile. Beyond awe\, ma
 ny astronauts report transformed perceptions of Earth’s beauty\, fragilit
 y\, and value\, as well as an enduring sense of ‘planetary interconnected
 ness\,’ meaning a sense of being interlinked with the entire planet’s bio
 sphere\, including humanity and nature. Yet\, within the rapidly closing 
 window to meet global climate and biodiversity targets\, only a fortunate
  few will ever view the Earth from space firsthand. This raises two relat
 ed questions: Might virtual reality (VR) offer an opportunity to recreate
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