Editorial / Opinion

Voting In The 2020 Primaries Didn’t Worsen The COVID-19 Pandemic [Column]

Eric Feltham, a member of the Human Nature Lab, and Nicholas Christakis, take a look at the relationship between voting in person in the primaries and the spread of COVID-19. This article was published by the website FiveThirtyEight on October 15, 2020.

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Opinion: Why the pandemic won't be over until 2024 [Comment]

Dr. Nicholas Christakis, physician and social scientist at Yale University, explains the legacy Covid-19 will leave behind and his prediction for how long the pandemic will last.

Links: Watch Full Video on CNN.com (February 3, 2021)

Responding to COVID-19: Nicholas Christakis on fighting covid-19 by truly understanding the virus [Essay]

SEVEN VARIETIES of coronavirus infect humans: four give us the sniffles; one causes a deadly disease smouldering in the Middle East since 2012; and two erupted into full-on pandemics. The first caused SARS and it petered out quickly. The other causes covid-19 and it has hobbled the global economy. Why the difference?

Written by Nicholas Christakis for The Economist

Source: The Economist; By Invitation (August 10, 2020)

Links: Link to article on The Economist website

Introducing the human computer: How a circuit made of people could be the building block of a new field [Editorial]

Samuel Arbesman and Nicholas A. Christakis, "Introducing the human computer," The Boston Globe, June 17, 2020

Links: Boston Globe

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Teaching Inclusion in a Divided World [Editorial]

Nicholas A. Christakis, "Teaching Inclusion in a Divided World," The New York Times, June 22, 2016

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Making Friends in New Places [Editorial]

Nicholas A. Christakis, "Making Friends in New Places," The New York Times, July 30, 2015

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Let’s Shake Up the Social Sciences [Editorial]

Nicholas A. Christakis, "Let’s Shake Up the Social Sciences," The New York Times, Sunday Review. July 19, 2013

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Two Degrees of Separation from a Bomber [Editorial]

Erika Christakis and Nicholas A. Christakis, "Two Degrees of Separation from a Bomber," Time, April 23, 2013.

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Whither Goes Free Speech at Harvard? [Editorial]

Erika Christakis and Nicholas A. Christakis, "Whither Goes Free Speech at Harvard?," Time, December 4, 2012

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Is It Really the End of Men? [Editorial]

Erika Christakis and Nicholas A. Christakis, "Is It Really the End of Men?," Time, September 11, 2012.

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Americans need to leave deadbeats behind [Editorial]

Erika Christakis and Nicholas Christakis, "Americans need to leave deadbeats behind," Financial Times, March 28, 2012.

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Ohio School Shooting: Are Parents to Blame? [Editorial]

Erika Christakis and Nicholas A. Christakis, "Ohio School Shooting: Are Parents to Blame?," Time, February 28, 2012.

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Our Concern Over ‘Indecency’ Is Misguided [Editorial]

Erika Christakis and Nicholas A. Christakis, "Our Concern Over ‘Indecency’ Is Misguided," Time, January 13, 2012.

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Why Are We Depriving Our Teens of Sleep? [Editorial]

Erika Christakis and Nicholas A. Christakis, "Why Are We Depriving Our Teens of Sleep?," Time, November 18, 2011

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Has Empathy Become the New Scapegoat? [Editorial]

Erika Christakis and Nicholas A. Christakis, "Has Empathy Become the New Scapegoat?," Time, October 12, 2011

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Jumping to Conclusions [Review]

N.A. Christakis, "Jumping to Conclusions," New York Times Book Review, June 26, 2011, page BR10. (published online June 24 under title "The Trouble with Common Sense").

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The Trouble with Common Sense [Editorial]

Nicholas A. Christakis, "The Trouble with Common Sense," The New York Times, June 24, 2011.

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Let’s All Be Friends [Essay]

J. Crabtree and N.A.Christakis, "Let’s All Be Friends," Prospect, February 24, 2010.

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A connected life is a great gift [Editorial]

Nicholas A. Christakis and James H. Fowler, "A connected life is a great gift," Los Angeles Times, November 26, 2009.

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The Bad News First [Editorial]

Nicholas A. Christakis, "The Bad News First," The New York Times, August 24, 2007.

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