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Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers
Amy Cuddy: More Questions on Power Posing
Season 2014
Episode 48
Amy Cuddy is a Social Psychologist and Associate Professor at the Harvard Business School. She studies body language and how it impacts our sense of power and confidence. She also made one of the most watched TED Talks in the history of forever and was named one of Time magazines "Game Changers." When she takes off her lab coat, Amy puts on her dance shoes.
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