Zeynep Tufekci — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Pulitzer Prize finalist (2022) for her columns on the pandemic and American culture.
Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University.
Columnist for The New York Times.
Author of 'Twitter and Tear Gas'.
Former professor at Columbia University, University of North Carolina, and University of Maryland Baltimore County.
Served as a faculty associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University.
Holds a B.A. in sociology from Istanbul University and an undergraduate degree in computer programming from Boğaziçi University.

Biography

Zeynep Tufekci is the Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University and a columnist for The New York Times. Her work focuses on social media, media ethics, and the social implications of new technologies, including artificial intelligence and big data. She also analyzes societal challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic, employing complex and systems-based thinking.