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What are emotions? Why do they have such a powerful influence on your relationships, well-being, and work-life balance? How can recent scientific discoveries about emotions help you become a better person? With a long evolutionary history, emotions are crucial to our survival. They are central to how we experience the world, establishing a background and foreground to our lives. Emotional wisdom can help us achieve greater health, happiness, success, and connection to those around us. In this engaging fifteen-lecture course, you will explore the fascinating science of emotions and gain insights that will enrich your emotional intelligence. Each lecture begins with a true story involving emotions, many drawn from Professor Cornelius’s personal experience. A semi-professional musician, surfer, and collage artist, he is a singularly inspiring guide to the series. Zooming out from the individual to the global scale, he offers hope that we can use what we know about emotions to cope positively with large-scale events in the world. Learn how to be your best self today.