# The hidden influence of social networks

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2010
- Speaker: Nicholas Christakis
- Year: 2010
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Medicine and health
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/nicholas_christakis_the_hidden_influence_of_social_networks)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [The hidden influence of social networks](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/nicholas_christakis_the_hidden_influence_of_social_networks/eaa2aac932f7), 18 min (TED's player)