Nicholas Christakis on the Situation of Epidemics

From TED Talks:

After mapping humans’ intricate social networks, Nicholas Christakis and colleague James Fowler began investigating how this information could better our lives. Now, he reveals his hot-off-the-press findings: These networks can be used to detect epidemics earlier than ever, from the spread of innovative ideas to risky behaviors to viruses (like H1N1).

Related Situationist posts:

• “The Situation of Social Networks,”
• “The Social Situation of Breaking Up,”
• “Social Networks,”
• “Common Cause: Combating the Epidemics of Obesity and Evil,” and
• “Situational Obesity, or, Friends Don’t Let Friends Eat and Veg.”

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