Nicholas A. Christakis

Nicholas A. Christakis, MD, PhD, MPH is a renowned social scientist and professor at Yale University.

His research focuses on how social networks impact human behavior and health.

Christakis has held positions at Harvard and the University of Chicago, and was named one of Time's 100 most influential people in 2009.

He leads the Human Nature Lab, exploring topics like friendship evolution, public health interventions in developing countries, and artificial intelligence for collective action.

Christakis is a member of prestigious scientific academies and has a background in hospice medicine.

His interdisciplinary work combines sociology, biology, statistics, and medicine to understand human social dynamics.