Michael W Macy

Professor

Sociology · CAS

Michael W Macy serves as Professor in Sociology at Cornell University.

189 publications

19,868 citations

47 h-index

Physics and Astronomy

Recent Papers (13)

2026-06-29 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Sociology and Political Science

More connections, higher polarization: The role of weak ties and status-driven dynamics

Michael W. MacyProfessor, Sociology · CAS

2026-03-06 · Underline Science Inc.

An Empirical Study of Collective Behaviors and Social Dynamics in Large Language Model Agents

Michael MacyProfessor, Sociology · CAS

2025-09-23 · PLoS ONE · Political Science and International Relations

The polarization of literary censorship in the U.S

Michael W. MacyProfessor, Sociology · CAS

2022-02-14

Assessing Gender Bias in Particle Physics and Social Science Recommendations for Academic Jobs

Michael W. MacyProfessor, Sociology · CAS

Wendy M. WilliamsProfessor, Psychology · CHE

Stephen J. CeciProfessor, Psychology · CHE

2017-05-22

Cultural values and cross-cultural video consumption on YouTube

Michael MacyProfessor, Sociology · CAS

2017-03-11

Automated Hate Speech Detection and the Problem of Offensive Language

Michael W. MacyProfessor, Sociology · CAS

2016-11-02

Bots as Virtual Confederates: Design and Ethics

Michael W. MacyProfessor, Sociology · CAS

2013-02-14

Editorial

Michael W. MacyProfessor, Sociology · CAS

2008-08-20

Local Convergence and Global Diversity: From Interpersonal to Social Influence

Michael W. MacyProfessor, Sociology · CAS

2007-01-30

Local Convergence and Global Diversity: The Robustness of Cultural Homophily

Michael W. MacyProfessor, Sociology · CAS

2006-07-22

Cascade dynamics of complex propagation

Michael W. MacyProfessor, Sociology · CAS

2006-04-25

What sustains cultural diversity and what undermines it? Axelrod and beyond

Michael W. MacyProfessor, Sociology · CAS

2006-04-24

Why more contact may increase cultural polarization

Michael W. MacyProfessor, Sociology · CAS