BE Captivating. Vanessa Van Edwards is lead investigator at her human behavior research lab, the Science of People. She designs original research experiments to crack the code of human behavior. Vanessa shares tips for "recovering awkward people" to help you connect, network, and embrace your authentic charisma. She gives us a glimpse behind the scenes of her experiments to see how to flip someone into optimism. 50 Women, 50 States: Oregon. Get show notes and downloads at beautifullyequipped.com/podcasts