Nicholas Christakis

Facebook Friendships and Social Influence: Guest Blog

Giles Slade | Posted 10.01.2009 | Media


Giles Slade

We followed 1,700 interconnected college students on Facebook. Their profiles listed favorite bands, movies, and authors. But we wondered how their tastes might spread.

Connected: New Book Says Humans "Behave Like Flocks Of Birds"

USA Today | Sharon Jayson | Posted 09.28.2009 | Books


The interconnected web of our friends, family, neighbors and acquaintances may dominate our lives more than we know. They've always been there, maki...

How Your Neighbor Can Make You Fat (or Thin)

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.21.2009 | Living


Deepak Chopra

What kind of connection can exist invisibly, without people talking to each other, watching how each other behaves, or even knowing about each other's existence?