We study the interplay between network topology and the dynamics of social interaction, using computational models, data from on-line networks, and laboratory experiments with human participants

Co-purchase network of books on science and politics
Nature Human Behavior

We are supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, the MINERVA Initiative, DARPA, and Google.

The SDL Director is Michael Macy, Goldwin Smith Professor of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University, with a joint appointment in the Department of Sociology and the Department of Information Science.

Department of Sociology and the Department of Information Science.
The Assistant Director is <PLACEHOLDER>, a PhD candidate at Cornell.