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Awe is a complex emotion composed of an appraisal of vastness and a need for accommodation. The purpose of this study was to develop a robust state measure of awe, the Awe Experience Scale (AWE-S), based on the extant experimental literature. In study 1, participants (N = 501) wrote about an intense moment of awe that they had experienced and then completed a survey about their experience. Exploratory factor analysis revealed a 6-factor structure, including: altered time perception (F1); self-diminishment (F2); connectedness (F3); perceived vastness (F4); physical sensations (F5); need for...

In the last months, there has been a growing interest about  blockchain technology , the open and distributed ledger that is at the heart of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. This technology is based on a  peer-to-peer network that allows storing any type of transaction in a verifiable and trustworthy way . However, the most important feature of blockchain is that its distributed nature...