Connected: The Amazing Power Of Social Networks And How They Shape Our
Lives

Product Description

Is happiness catching? Are your friends making you fat? Can your sibling make you smart? Is wealth contagious? Where is true love found? Does free will exist? Based on exciting discoveries in mathematics genetics psychology & sociology Connected' is an innovative & fascinating exploration of how social networks operate Think it's all about who you know? It is But not the way you think Turns out your colleague's husband's sister can make you fat even if you don't know her & a happy friend is more relevant to your happiness than a bigger income Our connections
- our friends their friends & even their friends' friends
- have an astonishing power to influence everything from what we eat to who we sleep with & we in turn influence others Our actions can change the behaviours the beliefs & even the basic health of people we've never met In this brilliantly original & effortlessly engaging exploration of how much we truly influence one another Pre-eminent social scientists Nicholas Christakis & James Fowler explain why obesity is contagious why the rich get richer even how we find & choose our partners Intriguing & entertaining with revelatory implications for everything from our notion of the individual to ideas about public health initiatives Connected' will change the way you think about every aspect of your life & how you live it