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[PAST EVENT] James Fowler Public Lecture, Thurs. Oct. 24th, 7pm
October 24, 2013
7pm
Fowler's book has been translated into twenty languages, named an Editor's Choice by the New York Times Book Review, and featured in Wired, Oprah's Reading Guide, Business Week's Best Books of the Year, GOOD's 15 Books You Must Read, and a cover story in New York Times Magazine. James earned a PhD from Harvard in 2003 and is currently Professor of Medical Genetics and Political Science at the University of California, San Diego. His work lies at the intersection of the natural and social sciences, with a focus on social networks, behavior, evolution, politics, genetics, and big data. James was recently named a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, one of Foreign Policy's Top 100 Global Thinkers, TechCrunch's Top 20 Most Innovative People in Democracy, and Most Original Thinker of the year by The McLaughlin Group. He has also appeared on The Colbert Report.
James will also give the Government Department colloquium on Friday, October 25th at 12:00 p.m. in Morton 37. His talk will be about "big data" and social media. If you are interested in attending, please contact Val Trovato (vstrov@wm.edu).
James will also give the Government Department colloquium on Friday, October 25th at 12:00 p.m. in Morton 37. His talk will be about "big data" and social media. If you are interested in attending, please contact Val Trovato (vstrov@wm.edu).
Contact
Jaime Settle, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Government College of William & Mary jsettle@wm.edu