Seth Frey
Associate Professor
Davis, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSeth Frey is an Associate Professor at UC Davis with a decade of experience at the intersection of cognitive science and computational social science, studying how culture and collective engagement evolve in large-scale digital environments. He holds a PhD in Cognitive Science from Indiana University and a BA from UC Berkeley, and his academic trajectory includes postdoctoral work at Disney Research and Dartmouth focused on large datasets and cultural evolution. At Davis he moved from Assistant to Associate Professor, leading research that blends computational modeling, data analysis, and theory to illuminate how information spreads and communities form. His Github persona—“science towards nescience”—signals a curiosity-driven approach that values probing what we don’t yet understand as much as refining what we do. Based in Davis, California, he is reachable via a deliberately playful reversed email hint on his research site, reflecting a blend of rigor and wit in his professional communication.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Cognitive Science, Bachelor's degree, Cognitive Science at University of California, BerkeleyDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Cognitive Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Cognitive Science at Indiana University Bloomington
Github Skills (94)
r-package10
ipython-magic9
menu9
cran9
binder9
jupyter-notebook9
r8
nbgrader8
os-agnostic8
frame8
game-theory8
jupyterhub8
jupyterlab-extension8
jupyter8
package-management7
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
SocialScienceWithOnlineData/image_play
Dec 2019 - Jan 2025
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 1 month
SocialScienceWithOnlineData/check
Dec 2019 - Oct 2022
Contributions:28 commits, 17 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 10 months
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