Vanessa Woods
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Status: Pending
Juan E. Sandoval - May 22, 2023
Last Edited: August 11, 2026
Contributors: Peter J. Foy
Vanessa Woods is an Australian science communicator and researcher known for her work on primate cognition and human evolution. She has collaborated extensively with Duke University’s Brian Hare, co‑authoring books on dog intelligence and the origins of cooperation. Woods also wrote Bonobo Handshake, blending memoir and field research to illuminate bonobo behavior, empathy, and conflict resolution. Her work bridges science communication, conservation, and human psychology.

ENERGETICS

J: Rigidity
8/35
P: Fluidity
29/35
Pe: Proactive Fluidity
26/35
Pi: Reactive Fluidity
8/35
Je: Proactive Rigidity
26/35
Ji: Reactive Rigidity
12/35
Pe Ji Je Pi 8 15 22 30

STYLES

Fi-Te: Candid
41/63
Ti-Fe: Measured
18/63
Ni-Se: Grounded
4/56
Ne-Si: Suspended
33/56
Alpha Beta Gamma Delta

EMOTIONS

Eu:
Eg:
FA:
11/21
2/21

SIGNAL DATA

Judgment

R-1 Rigid Posture:
2/7
R-2 Body Centric:
2/7
R-3 Punctuated Motions:
2/7
R-4 Vertical Movements:
2/7
R-5 Subordinate Fluidity:

Je Articulator

PR-1 Head Pushes:
4/7
PR-2 Head Shakes:
7/7
PR-3 Shoulder Shrugs:
4/7
PR-4 Fluent Articulation:
4/7
PR-5 Projecting Hands:
7/7

Ji Compass

RR-1 Poised Receding:
2/7
RR-2 Disengaging Eyes:
2/7
RR-3 Exerted Pushes:
2/7
RR-4 Momentum Halting:
2/7
RR-5 Meticulous Hands:
4/7

Perception

F-1 Fluid Posture:
7/7
F-2 Eye Centric:
4/7
F-3 Gliding Motions:
4/7
F-4 Horizontal Movements:
7/7
F-5 Subordinate Rigidity:
7/7

Pe Explorer

PF-1 Restless Momentum:
4/7
PF-2 Toggling Eyes:
4/7
PF-3 Body Swaying:
7/7
PF-4 Casual Hands:
7/7
PF-5 Alert Perk-ups:
4/7

Pi Worldview

RF-1 Viscous Inertia:
2/7
RF-2 Fixed Gaze:
2/7
RF-3 Diagonal Eye-Drifts:
2/7
RF-4 Searching Scowling:
RF-5 Narrow Head Zoning:
2/7

Fi/Te

Ca-1 Taut Nasolabial Area:
7/7
Ca-2 Vertical Snarling Smiles:
7/7
Ca-3 Four Point Pulling:
4/7
Ca-4 Wobbling Lips:
4/7
Ca-5 Asymmetrical Smirks:
Ca-6 Sassy Movements:
4/7
Ca-7 Plateau Velocity:
7/7
Ca-8 Nasal-Breathy Voice:
4/7
Ca-9 Grasping Hands:
4/7

Ni/Se

Gr-1 Taut Preseptal Area:
Gr-2 Lax Pretarsal Area:
Gr-3 Taut Outer Edges:
Gr-4 Intense Scowling:
Gr-5 Pointed Eye Toggles:
2/7
Gr-6 Eye-Head Parallel Motion:
2/7
Gr-7 Grounding Effect:
Gr-8 Bodily Awareness:

Ti/Fe

Ms-1 Lax Nasolabial Area:
2/7
Ms-2 Horizontal Curtain Smiles:
2/7
Ms-3 Two Point Pulling:
2/7
Ms-4 Symmetrical Lips:
2/7
Ms-5 Emotional Neutralization:
4/7
Ms-6 Coordinated Movements:
2/7
Ms-7 Parabolic Velocity:
2/7
Ms-8 Diaphragm-Faint Voice:
Ms-9 Puppeteer Hands:
2/7

Ne/Si

Su-1 Lax Preseptal Area:
7/7
Su-2 Taut Pretarsal Area:
7/7
Su-3 Lax Outer Edges:
4/7
Su-4 Concerned Scowling:
7/7
Su-5 Brushstrokes Eye Toggles:
4/7
Su-6 Eye-Head Trailing Motions:
4/7
Su-7 Levity Effect:
Su-8 Quirky Skits:

Unguarded

Eu-1 Responsive Nodding:
2/7
Eu-2 Polite Smiling:
7/7
Eu-3 Bashful Body Movements:
2/7

Guarded

Eg-1 Upset Mouth Tension:
Eg-2 Assertive Pushing:
Eg-3 Stern Expressions:
2/7

Fallen Affect

FA-1 Fallen Affect: