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Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives, by Nicholas A. Christakis and James H. Fowler '92
I am a big fan of Connected by Nicholas Christakis (on our faculty) and James Fowler. It is a brilliant and engaging description of the astounding ways in which we are shaped by our social networks.
“Departures tend to come in waves depending on when tutors start and finish their programs,” wrote Pforzheimer House Masters Nicholas A. Christakis and Erika L. Christakis ’86 in an e-mailed statement about their House’s turnover in resident...
Up until three degrees of separation, Christakis concluded that social networks can strongly impact the way in which we act and the life decisions that we make concerning alcohol consumption.
Using data collected from the ongoing Framinghma Heart Study, Harvard Medical School professor and Pforzheimer House Master Nicholas A. Christakis and his colleagues were able to trace drinking patterns within social networks.