The 2009 TIME 100 Finalists
Cast your votes for the leaders, artists, entrepreneurs and thinkers who deserve a spot on this year's TIME 100. — By Brian Raftery
AGE: 47
OCCUPATION: Social scientist
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 0
PRO: As the foremost expert in epidemiology — the study of factors that affect human health — Christakis' groundbreaking studies on obesity and smoking have prompted new insights into the role of social networks in our lives.
CON: What's he got against pudgy puffers?
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