Nicholas Christakis: The hidden influence of social networks

May 21, 2010

This is some interesting commentary about social networks. Nicholas Christakis shows that a social network can affect your weight, health, habits and happiness.

You can read one of his recent papers on obesity here: Spread of obesity

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