Targeting friends to induce social contagion can benefit the world, says new research

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Targeting friends to induce social contagion can benefit the world, says new research

A new study co-authored by Yale sociologist Nicholas A. Christakis demonstrates that tapping into the dynamics of friendship significantly improves the possibility that a community will adopt public health and other interventions aimed at improved human well-being.