Nicholas Christakis

Nicholas A. Christakis (born May 7, 1962) is a Greek-American[1] sociologist and physician known for his research on social networks and on the socioeconomic, biosocial, and evolutionary determinants of behavior, health, and longevity. He is the Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science at Yale University, where he directs the Human Nature Lab. He is also the Co-Director of the Yale Institute for Network Science. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Christakis