Harvard Medical School BostonコミュのJoin us on Jan. 25 - Nicholas Christakis talks about social networks at Talks@12

Interested in social networking? Spend your lunch hour delving into the nature of social networks with Dr. Nicholas Christakis.

Monday, January 25
12:00 noon – 1:00 pm
Armenise Amphitheater

Nicholas Christakis, MD, PhD, MPH
Professor in the Departments of Health Care Policy, Medicine, and Sociology at Harvard Medical School and Harvard University and co-author of Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives

will present

The Human Superorganism
Social Networks, Emotional Stampedes, and Genetic Community

Dr. Christakis has spent years researching how emotions, obesity, and other phenomena spread through social networks. Hear him explain how and why such networks develop, and what that means for our lives. Dr. Christakis will also discuss new work on the genetic determinants of social networks, and will make the argument that, in assembling into social networks, humans form a type of “superorganism” that can be understood in biological terms.

Q&A to follow

*The Armenise Amphitheater is located at 200 Longwood Avenue (HMS Bldg. D, near the Courtyard Cafe).

For more information, contact: communications@hms.harvard.edu