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Zeynep Tufekci

Zeynep Tufekci is an associate professor at the University of North Carolina, and a faculty associate at the Harvard Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society. She studies the interaction between digital technology, artificial intelligence, and society.
Management

The Fourth Surge Is Upon Us. This Time, It’s Different.

A deadlier and more transmissible variant has taken root, but now we have the tools to stop it if we want.

  • By Zeynep Tufekci, The Atlantic
Management

Hang On for Three More Months

COMMENTARY | Some simple advice for anyone contemplating a holiday gathering: Wait until March.

  • By Zeynep Tufekci, The Atlantic
Management

It’s Time to Hunker Down

A devastating surge is here. Unless Americans act aggressively, it will get much larger, very quickly.

  • By Zeynep Tufekci, The Atlantic
Management

This Overlooked Variable Is the Key to the Pandemic

It’s not R.

  • By Zeynep Tufekci, The Atlantic
Workforce

We Need to Talk About Ventilation

How is it that six months into a respiratory pandemic, we are still doing so little to mitigate airborne transmission?

  • By Zeynep Tufekci, The Atlantic
Management

Keep the Parks Open

Public green spaces are good for the immune system and the mind—and they can be rationed to allow for social distancing.

  • By Zeynep Tufekci, The Atlantic