David Lazer is University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Political Science and College of Computer and Information Science. His research interests include group learning in technology-mediated environments; consensus and opinion formation in groups, particularly in political settings, or pertaining to governance.
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The leading source of false claims about COVID-19? Hint: It’s not Facebook or Twitter.The leading source of false claims about COVID-19? Hint: It’s not Facebook or Twitter.
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September 23, 2020
Timely Test Results Are Necessary To Slow The Coronavirus. But a New Study Shows Critical Delays Across the US.Timely Test Results Are Necessary To Slow The Coronavirus. But a New Study Shows Critical Delays Across the US.
News@Northeastern
August 3, 2020
New Survey Shows "Systematic Decline" In Domestic Approval For US LeadersNew Survey Shows "Systematic Decline" In Domestic Approval For US Leaders
News @ Northeastern
July 9, 2020
New report: The State of the Nation: A 50-state COVID-19 SurveyNew report: The State of the Nation: A 50-state COVID-19 Survey
NetSI News
May 22, 2020
New survey shows growing partisan divide in support for reopening the USNew survey shows growing partisan divide in support for reopening the US
News@Northeastern
May 22, 2020
New report and interactive dashboard from NetSI researchers: Mobility, commuting, and contact patterns during the COVID-19 outbreakNew report and interactive dashboard from NetSI researchers: Mobility, commuting, and contact patterns during the COVID-19 outbreak
NetSI News
May 11, 2020
The State of the Nation: A 50-State COVID-19 SurveyThe State of the Nation: A 50-State COVID-19 Survey
NetSI News
April 30, 2020
US public is 'firmly opposed' to reopening the economy immediatelyUS public is 'firmly opposed' to reopening the economy immediately
News@Northeastern
April 30, 2020
David Lazer has been named University Distinguished ProfessorDavid Lazer has been named University Distinguished Professor
News@Northeastern
April 18, 2019
News@Northeastern
March 22, 2019
How to stop the spread of fake news for the 2020 election campaignHow to stop the spread of fake news for the 2020 election campaign
News@Northeastern
January 24, 2019
Roll Call
November 30, 2018
To make democracy great again, ‘we put democracy in a test tube’To make democracy great again, ‘we put democracy in a test tube’
News@Northeastern
November 5, 2018
Associated Projects
develop new algorithms and platforms to overcome limitations and biases of big data
how communities use digital platforms to shape opinions, politics and governance
