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Multiplex Networks Provide Structural Pathways for Social Contagion in Rural Social Networks
Yongren Shi, Edo Airoldi, Nicholas A. Christakis
Human social networks are inherently multiplex, comprising overlapping layers of relationships. Different layers may have distinct structural properties and interpersonal dynamics,…
Modeling roles and trade-offs in multiplex networks
Nikolaos Nakis, Sune Lehmann, Nicholas A. Christakis +1
A multiplex social network captures multiple types of social relations among the same set of people, with each layer representing a distinct type of relationship. Understanding the…
Countering the Forgetting of Novel Health Information with 'Social Boosting'
Vaibhav Krishna, Nicholas A. Christakis
To mitigate the adverse effects of low-quality or false information, studies have shown the effectiveness of various intervention techniques through debunking or so-called pre-bunk…
The Enmity Paradox
Amir Ghasemian, Nicholas A. Christakis
The "friendship paradox" of social networks states that, on average, "your friends have more friends than you do." Here, we theoretically and empirically explore a related and over…
Using Friends as Sensors to Detect Global-Scale Contagious Outbreaks
Manuel Garcia-Herranz, Esteban Moro Egido, Manuel Cebrian +2
Recent research has focused on the monitoring of global-scale online data for improved detection of epidemics, mood patterns, movements in the stock market, political revolutions,…
Social Contagion Theory: Examining Dynamic Social Networks and Human Behavior
Nicholas A. Christakis, James H. Fowler
Here, we review the research we have done on social contagion. We describe the methods we have employed (and the assumptions they have entailed) in order to examine several dataset…