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Educational Intervention Can Rewire Village Social Networks

14 | Connection Intervention , Economics , Experiment , Global Health , Honduras , LMIC , Maternal and Child Health (MNCH) , Multiplex Network , NAC Favorite , Nature , RCT , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , Trellis Software

Citation:

Papamichalis, M., Forastiere, L., Airoldi, E.M. et al. Educational intervention can rewire village social networks. Nature (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-11154-7

Social network structure and depression by gender in rural Honduras: a cross-sectional study

8 | Honduras , Mental Health , LMIC , Global Health , Sociocentric Network , Social Network , Emotion , Maternal and Child Health (MNCH)

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Lee ST, Papamichalis M, Raygoza-Cortez K, Christakis NA, Rodriguez de la Rosa AL. Social network structure and depression by gender in rural Honduras: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2026 Jun 12;16(6):e108285. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108285. PMID: 42285574; PMCID: PMC13288701.

The Influence “Paradox”: When More Network Ties Lead to Less Change

8 | Honduras , Contagion Intervention , Economics , Methodology , Network Targeting , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , Social Contagion

Modeling roles and trade-offs in multiplex networks

5 | Honduras , Methodology , Multiplex Network , Sociocentric Network , Social Network

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Nakis, N., Lehmann, S., Christakis, N.A. et al. Modeling roles and trade-offs in multiplex networks. Nat Commun (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-68896-1

On the optimal integration of intelligent agents into network systems to steer cooperation

10 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) , Bots , Cooperation , Hybrid Systems , Methodology , PNAS , Position Intervention , Public Goods , Social Contagion , Social Network

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Fu F, Chen X, Christakis NA. On the optimal integration of intelligent agents into network systems to steer cooperation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2026 Mar 24;123(12):e2537939123. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2537939123. Epub 2026 Mar 16. PMID: 41838917.

Social Networks and International Migration in Honduran Villages

8 | Geographic Effects , Global Health , Honduras , LMIC , PNAS , Social Contagion , Social Network , Sociocentric Network

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Thomas LJ, Christakis NA, Garip F. Social networks and international migration in Honduran villages. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2026 Jan 6;123(1):e2505818122. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2505818122. Epub 2026 Jan 2. PMID: 41481447; PMCID: PMC12773785.

Network-cycle motif participation is associated with individual and collective wealth in Honduran villages

8 | Economics , Honduras , Inequality , LMIC , Methodology , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , Trellis Software

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Shridhar, S.V., Lee, S.T., Charette, Y. et al. Network-cycle motif participation is associated with individual and collective wealth in Honduran villages. Sci Rep 15, 27680 (2025).

Cognitive representations of social networks in isolated villages

11 | Friendship , Honduras , Indigenous Social Network , Genetics , LMIC , Methodology , Multiplex Network , NAC Favorite , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , Trellis Software

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Feltham, E., Forastiere, L. & Christakis, N.A. Cognitive representations of social networks in isolated villages. Nat Hum Behav (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-025-02221-6

Antidepressant use in spatial social networks

5 | Geographic Effects , Happiness , Health Services Research , Online Network , Social Network

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Lengyel B, Tóth G, Christakis NA, Bíró A. Antidepressant use in spatial social networks. Sci Adv. 2024 Dec 6;10(49):eadr0302. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adr0302. Epub 2024 Dec 6. PMID: 39642229; PMCID: PMC11623294.

Bringing leaders of network subgroups closer together does not facilitate consensus

5 | Breadboard Software , Experiment , Position Intervention , Social Network , Public Goods

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Matthew I. Jones, Nicholas A. Christakis. Bringing leaders of network subgroups closer together does not facilitate consensus. Scientific Reports, Dec 4;14(1):30183.

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