Get Started with the Science of People
Hi Friends!
My name is Vanessa Van Edwards and I am a recovering awkward person. I research human behavior to try to figure out what makes us tick. I also write funny, science-based, sometimes life-changing articles about the science of people. I’m allergic to boring and am addicted to giving you aha moments. Here is a sampling of some of my favorites.
Start by watching my TEDxLondon talk here:
Read These First
Our Original Research
Current Experiments–play with us!
- Lie Detection: Take the Lie Spotting Quiz
- Test Your Body Language: Take the Quiz
Watch This First
I got to chat with Charlie Rose about our research–and it turned out kinda funny…
Social Skills:
Anti-Awkward:
Listen to This
From my segment on The Laura Ingraham Show on how to deal with awkward moments:
I Love Lists:
Need a Laugh:
Deep Thinkers:
Looking for Love:
Bonus: Our Take on Popular Books:
- The Science of Teams
- from Team Genius: The New Science of High-Performing Organizations by Richard Karlgaard and Michael Malone
- How to Snoop
- from Snoop by Dr. Sam Gosling
- The Science of Eating
- from Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think by Brian Wansink, Ph.D.
- How to Be Less Busy
- from Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown
- 9 Ways to Increase Your Social Intelligence
- from Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships by Dr. Daniel Goleman
- The 6 New Rules of Sales…Number 5 is the Most Important
- from To Sell is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others by Daniel Pink
- How to Be a Great Leader
- from The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell
- How to Be Great
- from Elite Minds by Dr. Stan Beecham
Our Media Hits:
- The Oregonian | From Portland, self-taught expert teaches 60,000 around the globe
- INC. | How to Give a Speech Like a TED Talk Pro
- Business Insider | How Teaching Online Courses Helped One Entrepreneur Put a Down Payment on a House
- Entrepreneur | How to Win on ‘Shark Tank’
- Chicago Tribune | What TED talk speaker teach us about presenting
- Daily Mail | Are you an Ambivert? Take the test to find out if you belong to ‘third personality type’ that is both an introvert and an extrovert
- Lifehacker | Five Hand Gestures to Make You a Better Public Speaker
- The Washington Post | What to do with your hands when speaking in public
- Time.com | 7 Body Language Tips Everybody Should Know
- Men’s Health | Why You Can’t Keep Your Hands Out of Your Pants
- San Francisco Chronicle | Tech-savvy seek dating help in online courses
- TED | Does body language help a TED Talk go viral? 5 nonverbal patterns from blockbuster talks
Wanna check out our new book?
Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People
Do you wish you could decode people? Do you want a formula for charisma? Do you want to know exactly what to say to your boss, your date or your networking partner? You need to know how people work.
As a human behavior investigator, Vanessa Van Edwards studies the hidden forces that drive our behavior patterns in her lab—and she’s cracked the code. In Captivate she shares a wealth of valuable shortcuts, systems and behavior hacks for taking charge of their interactions at work, at home, and in any social situation.
These aren’t the people skills you learned in school.
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