Connected

Your colleague's husband's sister can make you fat, even if you don't know her. A happy neighbor has more impact on your happiness than a happy spouse. These startling revelations of how much we truly influence one another are revealed in the studies of Drs. Christakis and Fowler, which have repeatedly made front-page news nationwide.

In CONNECTED, the authors explain why emoti...

Your colleague's husband's sister can make you fat, even if you don't know her. A happy neighbor has more impact on your happiness than a happy spouse. These startling revelations of how much we truly influence one another are revealed in the studies of Drs. Christakis and Fowler, which have repeatedly made front-page news nationwide.

In CONNECTED, the authors explain why emotions are contagious, how health behaviors spread, why the rich get richer, even how we find and choose our partners. Intriguing and entertaining, CONNECTED overturns the notion of the individual and provides a revolutionary paradigm-that social networks influence our ideas, emotions, health, relationships, behavior, politics, and much more. It will change the way we think about every aspect of our lives.

尼古拉斯•克里斯塔基斯（古乐朋）

医学博士，哲学博士，哈佛大学文理学院社会学系社会学教授，哈佛医学院保健政策系医学社会学教授，哈佛医学院医学系医学教授和主治医生。

TED大会演讲人，社会网络研究权威专家，因研究社会网络是如何形成与运转而享誉世界。2007年，他关于社交网络和肥胖症的研究引起了全世界医学界的关注。2009年，他被《时代周刊》评选为“全球最具影响力100人”之一。

詹姆斯•富勒

哲学博士，新型政治学家，加利福尼亚大学圣迭戈哥分校副教授，任教于政治学系和无线与人口健康系统中心。专注于社会网络、行为经济学、政治参与和基因政治学的研究。

获得哈佛大学多项教学奖项，并因发现了“科伯起落”（Colbert bump）的第一个科学证据而为人们所熟知。科伯起落即指政治人物如果出现在戏剧脱口秀《科伯报告》节目中，其声望短期内会急剧上扬。