The reason we form networks is because the benefits of a connected life outweigh the costs. It's to our advantage as individuals and a species to assemble ourselves in this fashion.
Realizing the ways in which we humans may have been inadvertently changing our genes for millennia provides a way for us to begin to think about the … - Nicholas A. Christakis
Realizing the ways in which we humans may have been inadvertently changing our genes for millennia provides a way for us to begin to think about the …
- Nicholas A. Christakis
What constrains or enables the capacity of human beings to work in groups is not so much the technology, but rather the capacity of the human brain t… - Nicholas A. Christakis
What constrains or enables the capacity of human beings to work in groups is not so much the technology, but rather the capacity of the human brain t…
I like to have met someone in real life before being their Facebook friend. - Nicholas A. Christakis
I like to have met someone in real life before being their Facebook friend.
It used to be thought that our genes were historically immutable and that it was not possible to imagine a conversation between culture and genetics. - Nicholas A. Christakis
It used to be thought that our genes were historically immutable and that it was not possible to imagine a conversation between culture and genetics.
People have just assumed that... if we call our Facebook acquaintances our friends, we must be influenced by them, too. But we're not. - Nicholas A. Christakis
People have just assumed that... if we call our Facebook acquaintances our friends, we must be influenced by them, too. But we're not.
There are very fundamental reasons we live our lives in social networks and if we really understood the role they're playing in our society we would … - Nicholas A. Christakis
There are very fundamental reasons we live our lives in social networks and if we really understood the role they're playing in our society we would …
The social sciences offer equal promise for improving human welfare; our lives can be greatly improved through a deeper understanding of individual a… - Nicholas A. Christakis
The social sciences offer equal promise for improving human welfare; our lives can be greatly improved through a deeper understanding of individual a…
It is well to look around at whom, and not just what, surrounds us. Population structure will change everything. Our health, wealth, and peace depend… - Nicholas A. Christakis
It is well to look around at whom, and not just what, surrounds us. Population structure will change everything. Our health, wealth, and peace depend…
Social media and the Internet haven't changed our capacity for social interaction any more than the Internet has changed our ability to be in love or… - Nicholas A. Christakis
Social media and the Internet haven't changed our capacity for social interaction any more than the Internet has changed our ability to be in love or…
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