2005–08 Theme Project
Getting Connected: Social Science in the Age of Networks
Project Lectures

 

	Capstone Lecture
		Capstone Lecture Video April 23, 2008
		Capstone Lecture Slides April 23, 2008

This lecture capped the 2005-2008 Networks Theme Project. Team members described the accomplishments of the theme project thus far and discussed future research activities. Speakers included: David Easley (Economics), Jon Kleinberg (Computer Science), Kathleen O'Connor (JGSM), Michael Macy (Sociology), and Dan Huttenlocher (Computer Science & JGSM).

	Kickoff Lecture
		Kickoff Lecture Slides April 26, 2006

In the Networks Project's kickoff lecture, Michael Macy explained that we know far more about individuals and populations than we do about social interactions, which are fleeting, hard to observe, and tedious to record. He added that all that is changing, thanks to the rapid growth of on-line networks, where social interactions leave a digital trace. One of the teams goals was to plan a series of events to foster multi-disciplinary exchanges and highlight new opportunities for research on social and information networks, including those in cyberspace as well as off-line.