(NOTE: Some of the findings presented in this talk have been referenced in an ongoing debate among social scientists about robustness and reproducibility. Read "Criticisms & updates" below for more details as well as Amy Cuddy's response.) Body language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see ourselves. Social psychologi...

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In the TEDTalk “Your body language shapes who you are,” Amy Cuddy shared that posing for two minutes in a powerful position -- with the body expansive and the limbs stretched out -- can have a profound effect on how a person feels. Yesterday, Cuddy and her co-researcher Dana Carney sat down for an interview with CNN’s Don Lemon to talk about t...

Teen reporters Sadie Cruz and Nia Ashley conducted lots of interviews with speakers throughout TEDYouth. Their Q&As will run on the TED Blog over the next few weeks. But for now, some of their favorite quotes: "My dad was actually against me being a photographer. He was adamant that I not pursue photography. He thought it was a dead-end job...

Power posing is always in style. So we were excited to see it featured in The New York Times Fashion & Style section this weekend in the article “Amy Cuddy takes a stand.” In a glowing article about the wide influence of her TED Talk (watch: Your body language shapes who you are), the writer notes that it has affected “elementary school ...

Four and a half years after her popular TED Talk, the social psychologist updates the research on posture and hormones, responds to critics and discusses her current work. At the TEDGlobal 2012 conference, social psychologist Amy Cuddy gave the talk "Your body language shapes who you are," in which she detailed the effects of “power posing,” ba...

Amy Cuddy’s TED Talk, Your body language shapes who you are, has millions of views for a reason -- everyone who watched it understood a little bit more about themselves. But the flip side of her research is equally fascinating -- how we can understand others through the body language they, consciously or unconsciously, choose to use. Back during...

At TEDGlobal 2012, Amy Cuddy gave a talk about the remarkable power of our posture to affect our mental state: Strike a powerful pose (in private) before a job interview, and your performance will improve.  With the US election coming up, we asked Cuddy, an expert on nonverbal communication, for her insights into political posturing -- an...

Snap judgements of others Amy Cuddy starts by asking us to pay attention to what we're doing with our bodies. Are our shoulders hunched? Are we trying to not bump into the person next to us? Are we sprawled out? "We're fascinated with body language," she says. We dissect and analyze and judge people, and in particular we scrutinize pub...

Amy Cuddy bought a showstopper dress to wear for her talk at TEDGlobal 2012. But a few days before, she decided not to wear it. "I had agonized over what to wear. I went out and bought the most expensive dress I’ve ever bought. It was Fendi, multiple markdowns at Barneys," she told the New York Times. "But a couple of days before my talk...

Amy Goto, born in 2004 in South Carolina (USA), is a Japanese-American cellist. She began playing the cello at the age of 3 and has studied with Philippe Muller of the Manhattan School of Music since the age of 12. Here, she treats us to the piece J.S. Bach, Cello Suite No.6 in D Major Prelude.

Recorded live at TEDx IntlSchoolDüsseldorf 2018