# Vanessa Van Edwards

Science of People · Behavioral Researcher, Founder, Author, Harvard Instructor

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I'm Vanessa Van Edwards, a behavioral researcher, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Captivate and Cues, and founder of Science of People.

For over a decade, I've decoded human behavior through my lab at Science of People, training millions via YouTube (100M+ views), courses like People School, and keynotes for Google, Meta, Harvard, and more.

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