Vanessa Van EdwardsScience of People, Science Of People · Behavioral Researcher, Founder, Author, Harvard Instructor

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: Science of People Labs is here!

20 Apr 2026 · 0 min

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In this brief YouTube announcement, Vanessa Van Edwards reveals that the Science of People behavior research lab is officially open and will conduct original, large‑scale studies. She highlights the reproducibility problems in existing behavioral science—small, non‑replicable samples like 20 college students—and explains that the lab will use big‑data approaches, inviting people worldwide to complete surveys. The goal is to uncover robust behavior patterns and share the findings with the audience. Vanessa encourages viewers to participate in the lab’s many surveys, emphasizing that it’s fun and open to all.

Our behavior research lab is officially open for business. I am super excited to announce we are officially doing our own original research. There's so many issues with science where it's, it's not replicable, it's hard to repeat, or a lot of studies were done with 20 college students in a classroom. We're going to do big data, so we're going to ask you around the world to take our research, to take our surveys, so we can find patterns of behavior and teach it to you. If you want to go play in the lab, it's super fun. We have tons of surveys up. Go check it out.