Zeynep Tufekci

Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University. New York Times Columnist. Author of Twitter and Tear Gas. Science, technology, society from a complex systems and sociology lens.

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

About

I'm an academic and a writer specializing discipline-spanning analyses of thorny societal problems. Along with my current academic position as a professor at Princeton University, I'm also a columnist at the New York Times. My writing focuses on topics such as technology and society as well as big challenges like the pandemic.

Experience

  • Professor at Princeton University
    Jul 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

  • The New York Times (11 yrs 5 mos)
    • Columnist
      Jul 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 1 mo

    • Opinion Writer
      Mar 2015 - Jul 2021 · 6 yrs 5 mos

  • Harvard University (15 yrs)
    • Faculty Associate
      Aug 2012 - Present · 14 yrs

    • Fellow
      Aug 2011 - Aug 2012 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Professor at Columbia University in the City of New York
    Jul 2021 - Jul 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Associate Professor at University of North Carolina
    Jul 2011 - Jul 2022 · 11 yrs 1 mo