Who is Nicholas Christakis in the Epstein files?

Nicholas Christakis is a Yale Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science and physician-sociologist who directs the Human Nature Lab at Yale. He appears in the Epstein files primarily through scheduling emails and correspondence from a 2013 meeting where he sought research funding for his lab, though he reports no funding was ever received.

Why did Nicholas Christakis meet with Jeffrey Epstein?

Christakis met with Epstein at his Manhattan townhouse in September 2013 to discuss potential funding for his Human Nature Lab research at Yale. According to public statements, Yale's development office was aware of and supported this meeting, which was part of fundraising efforts for his academic work on social networks.

Did Nicholas Christakis receive money from Jeffrey Epstein?

No. Christakis has stated publicly that while he met with Epstein in 2013 to discuss potential research funding, Epstein never provided any financial backing to him or his lab.

What was Nicholas Christakis's relationship with Epstein after 2013?

Documents show limited correspondence continuing through 2016. Notably, Epstein contacted Christakis in 2015 after seeing viral video of him during the Yale Halloween costume controversy, and they exchanged emails where Epstein praised how Christakis handled student protests. The documents do not indicate Christakis was aware of Epstein's sex trafficking operation.

Who is Nicholas Christakis in the Epstein files?

Nicholas Christakis is a Yale Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science and physician-sociologist who directs the Human Nature Lab at Yale. He appears in the Epstein files primarily through scheduling emails and correspondence from a 2013 meeting where he sought research funding for his lab, though he reports no funding was ever received.

Why did Nicholas Christakis meet with Jeffrey Epstein?

Christakis met with Epstein at his Manhattan townhouse in September 2013 to discuss potential funding for his Human Nature Lab research at Yale. According to public statements, Yale's development office was aware of and supported this meeting, which was part of fundraising efforts for his academic work on social networks.

Did Nicholas Christakis receive money from Jeffrey Epstein?

No. Christakis has stated publicly that while he met with Epstein in 2013 to discuss potential research funding, Epstein never provided any financial backing to him or his lab.

What was Nicholas Christakis's relationship with Epstein after 2013?

Documents show limited correspondence continuing through 2016. Notably, Epstein contacted Christakis in 2015 after seeing viral video of him during the Yale Halloween costume controversy, and they exchanged emails where Epstein praised how Christakis handled student protests. The documents do not indicate Christakis was aware of Epstein's sex trafficking operation.

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Nicholas Christakis

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Yale sociologist, referenced in Epstein science funding network

Nicholas Christakis, Yale Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science, met with Jeffrey Epstein at his Manhattan townhouse in September 2013 to discuss fundraising for his Human Nature Lab research, and the two maintained correspondence through 2016, though Christakis reports no funding was ever received.

Christakis appears primarily in scheduling emails and meeting arrangements from September 2013, particularly surrounding a September 24-25, 2013 New York visit where he met with Epstein. Documents show correspondence facilitated through Epstein's assistant Lesley Groff and Christakis's assistant Kimberly Kuzina at Yale. He also appears in a 2013 email list from John Brockman showing confirmed attendees for what appears to be an Epstein-hosted event, alongside other academics like Daniel Dennett, Danny Kahneman, and Anne Treisman. Additionally, emails reveal that Epstein contacted Christakis in 2015 after seeing viral video of Christakis during the Yale Halloween costume controversy, praising how he handled student protests.

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•Met with Epstein in September 2013 at Epstein's Manhattan townhouse to discuss potential funding for his Yale Human Nature Lab
•Appears on a John Brockman email list of 'confirmed' attendees for an Epstein-hosted gathering of academics in 2013
•Maintained email correspondence with Epstein through 2016, including exchanges about the 2015 Yale Halloween costume protests
•Yale University was aware of and supported the 2013 meeting through its development office
•No evidence in the documents suggests Christakis received any funding from Epstein or was aware of his criminal activities

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..or over next 2 days? 5:00pm Go See Mort at Mort's House: home, Entrance on =1) 6:00pm Larry Visoski to Call JE re G1V ( ) 6:45pm SNACKS Appt w/Nicholas Christakis, Landon Thomas (Nicholas: (Landon: Josh Ramo might come with Nicholas! 8:00pm TENTATIVE Mette and Boris to come by? FOOD will be needed for this!

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[email protected]> Cc: Lesley Groff c1 JE, In car to airport. ON cell. About to call you. Here's the list to date, and below is the plan. JB CONFIRMED Nicholas Christakis Daniel Dennett Jennifer Jacquet Danny Kahneman Joshua Knobe Rob Kurzban David Pizarro Anne Treisman EFTA00384903 John Brockman Katinka Mat

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Cc: Lesley Groff JE, In car to airport. ON cell. About to call you. Here's the list to date, and below is the plan. JB EFTA00364885 CONFIRMED Nicholas Christakis Daniel Dennett Jennifer Jacquet Danny Kahneman Joshua Knobe Rob Kurzban David Pizarro Anne Treisman John Brockman Katinka Matson Max Brockm

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ner at Mort Zuckerman's, hosted by Mort & Terje (labor, Pres. Of Mongolia: Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj) CAN JE BRING= Tuesday Sept 24. 2103 NY Reminder: Nicholas Christakis in NY Sept. 24 & 25 ) EFTA00284808 6:30am Breakfast w/Josh Ramo (MM) 10:00am Appt w 11-11:30am Appt w/Bruce Galloway (MM) 12:30pm Lunch w Oliv

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lloway Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 20:13:54 +0000 Bruce Galloway is confirmed to come see you at 11 am on Sept. 24th. Tuesday Sept, 2103 NY Reminder: Nicholas Christakis in NY Sept. 24 & 25 ( 11:00am Appt w/Bruce Galloway (1 TBD LUNCH W/KAZAKHS TBD Appt w/Josh Ramo TED Jagbland EFTA00717421

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From: Lesley Groff <[email protected]> To: Nicholas Christakis <[email protected]> Subject: Jeffrey Epstein Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2013 15:07:52 +0000 Hi Kimberly...Jeffrey says Nicholas might bring Josh wit

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[email protected]> To: Subject: Re: Jeffrey Epstein Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2013 15:16:32 +0000 I'Ll find out. :)K Kimberly Kuzina Assistant to Nicholas Christakis Human Nature Lab Yale Institute for Network Science PO Box 208263 New Haven, CT 06520-8263 tel: 203-436-4749 fax: 203-432-5423 kimberly.kuzina

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ep 2013 15:25:34 +0000 thanks! On Sep 24, 2013, at 11:16 AM, Kuzina, Kimberly wrote: > I'Ll find out. > :)K > • Kimberly Kuzina > Assistant to Nicholas Christakis > Human Nature Lab > Yale Institute for Network Science > PO Box 208263 > New Haven, CT 06520-8263 > On 9/24/13 11:07 AM, "Lesley Groff" <lesley

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(?) Monday Sept 23, 2013 NY 3:00pm Appt w/Alan Dlugash TBD Dinner at Mort Zuckerman's, Terje, labor, Mongolia Tuesday Sept 24, 2103 NY Reminder: Nicholas Christakis in NY Sept. 24 & 25 TBD lagbland Wednesday Sept 25, 2013 NY Reminder: Valdson & Maria depart NY today via British Airways #8004 at 8:25pm from Ne

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ept 23, 2013 NY 3:00pm Appt w/Alan Dlugash TBD Dinner at Mort Zuckerman's, Terje, Jabor, Mongolia EFTA00383803 Tuesday Sept, 2103 NY Reminder: Nicholas Christakis in NY Sept. 24 & 25 TBD Jagbland Wednesday Sept 25, 2013 NY Reminder: Valdson & Maria depart NY today via British Airways #8004 at 8:25pm from New

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Cc: Lesley Groff JE, In car to airport. ON cell. About to call you. Here's the list to date, and below is the plan. JB 917-744-8920 CONFIRMED Nicholas Christakis Daniel Dennett Jennifer Jacquet Danny Kahneman Joshua Knobe Rob Kurzban David Pizarro Anne Treisman John Brockman Katinka Matson Max Brockm

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RIS 8:30am Breakfast w/Ian Osborne ta (Steve: EFTA00382757 11:30am Lunch w/Lany Summers 4:30pm EST JE to call (Tuesday Sept 24, 2103 Reminder: Nicholas Christakis in NY Sept. 24 25 ( 9:55pm JE and.depart for Paris via Air France #11 firm JFK (380 Airplane)Rec Loc# EFTA00382758

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ted by Mort & Terje (Jabor, Pres. Of Mongolia: Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj) CAN JE BR1NGffi? Ave (Entrance on Street) Tuesday Sept, 2103 NY Reminder: Nicholas Christakis in NY Sept. 24 & 25 6:30am Breakfast w/Josh Ramo and Ehud Barak (Josh: 11-11:30am Appt w/Bruce Galloway (Barak cell: TBD LUNCH W/KAZAKHS?? 12:3

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ted by Mon & Terje (Jabor, Pres. Of Mongolia: Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj) CAN JE BRINGffi? Ave (Entrance on Street) Tuesday Sept, 2103 NY Reminder: Nicholas Christakis in NY Sept. 24 & 25 ( 6:30am Breakfast w/Josh Ramo and Ehud Barak (Josh: (Barak cell: 11-11:30am Appt w/Bruce Galloway (I EFTA00383068 TBD LUN

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d by Mort & Terje (Jabor, Pres. Of Mongolia: Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj) CAN JE BR1NGffi? Ave (Entrance on Street) Tuesday Sept 24, 2103 NY Reminder: Nicholas Christakis in NY Sept. 24 & 25 ( 6:30am Breakfast w/Josh Ramo and Ehud Barak (Josh: 11-11:30am Appt w/Bruce Galloway (I (Barak cell: TBD LUNCH W/KAZ4KHS??

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S?? 12:30pm Lunch w/Olivier Colom (confirmed w/Olivier) TBD Jagbland (Will this still happen since he is now coming on 21n at 6pne?) 5:00pm Appt w/Nicholas Christakis ( Wednesday_Sept 25, 2013 NY EFTA00383115 7:30am Appt wilosh Black 2:00pm Appt w/Leon Black at his office (I Take ID and Glasses! 4:15pm EST (

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d by Mort & Terje (Jabor, Pres. Of Mongolia: Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj) CAN JE BR1NGffi? Ave (Entrance on Street) Tuesday Sept 24, 2103 NY Reminder: Nicholas Christakis in NY Sept. 24 & 25 ( 6:30am Breakfast w/Josh Ramo (I 11-11:30am Appt w/Bruce Galloway (I TBD LUNCH W/KAZAKHS?? EFTA00383321 12:30pm Lunch iv/O

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HS?? 12:30pm Lunch w/Olivier Colom (confirmed w/Olivier) TBD Jagbland (Will this still happen since he is now coming on 2P at 6pm??) 5:00pm Appt w/Nicholas Christakis ( ) Wednesday Sept 25, 2013 NY 7:30am Appt w/Josh Black (MM) 2:00pm Appt w/Leon Black at his office ( > Take ID and Glasses! EFTA00383341 4:15

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ill: 5:00pm Go See Mon at Mort House: 950 Fifth Ave. .c home, Entrance on 76th Street) 6:00pm Lamy Visoski to Call JE re GIV 6:45 m SNACKS Appt w/Nicholas Christakis, Landon Thomas (Nicholas: ) Josh Ramo might come with Nicholas! (Landon: 8:00pm TENTATIVE Mette and Boris to come by? FOOD will be needed for this

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