#  Prof. Alex 'Sandy' Pentland: "How Social Networks Shape Human Behavior" 

 



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 **November 15, 2010** 

 11:30AM - 01:00PM EST 

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 **Maxwell Dworkin 119**  



 

 



 

**CRCS Lunch Seminar**

Date: Monday, November 15, 2010  
Time: 11:30am – 1:-00pm  
Place: Maxwell Dworkin 119

Speaker: Prof. Alex `Sandy’ Pentland, MIT Human Dynamics Lab

Title: How Social Networks Shape Human Behavior



 

Abstract: We have developed robust models of how social network dynamics shape human behavior. These models are constructed by use of data collected by my research group’s unique `reality mining’ sensor platforms, which allow us to track the behavior of hundreds of people in great detail and over long periods of time. The resulting models bring into question traditional ideas about group selection in evolution, the role of trust in society, the nature of social learning, and economic mechanism design.



 

 



 

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