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The hidden influence of social networks

Nicholas Christakis · TED

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About

We're all embedded in vast social networks of friends, family, co-workers and more. Nicholas Christakis tracks how a wide variety of traits -- from happiness to obesity -- can spread from person to person, showing how your location in the network might impact your life in ways you don't even know.

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED2010
Speaker
Nicholas Christakis
Year
2010
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Biology, Medicine and health
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
Who can watch
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