
(Click to enlarge) Facial expressions of emotion transcend geography and culture worldwide, new study shows. Credit:
The findings, published today, Dec. 16, in the journal Nature, confirm the universality of human emotional expression across geographic and cultural boundaries at a time when nativism and populism are on the rise around the world.
"This study reveals how remarkably similar people are in different corners of the world in how we express emotion in the face of the most meaningful contexts of our lives," said study co-lead author Dacher Keltner, a UC Berkeley psychology professor.
Comment: Despite the closing remarks, it has probably got nothing to do with Darwinism: