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Assortative mating at loci under recent natural selection in humans

7 | Methodology , Behavior Genetics , Evolutionary Biology , Genetics , NAC Favorite , Homophily , Marriage

Citation:

A. Nishi, M. Alexander, J.H. Fowler, and N. A. Christakis, “Assortative mating at loci under recent natural selection in humans,” BioSystems, Volume 187, January 2020, 104040 (Oct 2019) DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2019.104040

Locally Noisy Autonomous Agents Improve Global Human Coordination in Network Experiments (Nature, 2017)

13 | Methodology , Artificial Intelligence (AI) , Biological Network , Behavior Genetics , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , Bots , NAC Favorite , Nature , Breadboard Software , Experiment , Hybrid Systems , Public Goods

Citation:

H. Shirado and N.A. Christakis, "Locally Noisy Autonomous Agents Improve Global Human Coordination in Network Experiments" Nature, 545, 370–374 (18 May 2017) doi:10.1038/nature22332

Cohort of birth modifies the association between FTO genotype and BMI

6 | Methodology , NAC Favorite , PNAS , Genetics , Behavior Genetics , Health Services Research

Citation:

J.N. Rosenquist, S.F. Lehrer, A.J. O’Malley, A.M. Zaslavsky, J.W. Smoller, and N.A. Christakis, "Cohort of birth modifies the association between FTO genotype and BMI" PNAS: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(2): 354–359 (January 2015) doi: 10.1073/pnas.1411893111

Born to Lead? A Twin Design and Genetic Association Study of Leadership Role Occupancy

2 | Behavior Genetics , Twin Study

Citation:

J.E. DeNeve, S. Mikhaylov, C.T. Dawes, N.A. Christakis, and J.H. Fowler, "Born to Lead? A Twin Design and Genetic Association Study of Leadership Role Occupancy" Leadership Quarterly, 24(1): 45-60 (February 2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2012.08.001

Genes, Economics, and Happiness

4 | Behavior Genetics , Genetics , Economics , Happiness

Citation:

J.E. DeNeve, N.A. Christakis, J.H. Fowler, and B.S. Frey, "Genes, Economics, and Happiness" Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Economics, 5(4): 193-211 (November 2012)

Most Reported Genetic Associations with General Intelligence Are Probably False Positives

3 | Methodology , Behavior Genetics , Evolutionary Biology

Citation:

C.F. Chabris, B.M. Hebert, D.J. Benjamin, J. Beauchamp, D. Cesarini, M. van der Loos, M. Johannesson, P.K. E. Magnusson, P. Lichtenstein, C.S. Atwood, J. Freese, T.S. Hauser, R.M. Hauser, N.A. Christakis, D. Laibson, "Most Reported Genetic Associations with General Intelligence Are Probably False Positives" Psychological Science, 23(11): 1314-1323 (November 2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956797611435528

Molecular Genetics and Economics

2 | Behavior Genetics , Economics

Citation:

J.P. Beauchamp, D. Cesarini, M. Johannesson, M.J.H.M van der Loos, P.D. Koellinger, P.J.F. Broenen, J.H. Fowler, J.N. Rosenquist, A.R. Thurik, and N.A. Christakis, "Molecular Genetics and Economics" Journal of Economic Perspectives, 25(4): 57-82 (2011)

Correlated Genotypes in Friendship Networks

7 | Behavior Genetics , Evolutionary Biology , Friendship , Social Network , Genetics , NAC Favorite , PNAS

Citation:

J.H. Fowler, J.E. Settle, and N.A. Christakis, "Correlated Genotypes in Friendship Networks" PNAS: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108(5): 1993-1997 (February 2011); http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1011687108

Friendships Moderate an Association Between a Dopamine Gene Variant and Political Ideology

4 | Behavior Genetics , Evolutionary Biology , Friendship , Political Science

Citation:

J.E. Settle, C.T. Dawes, Peter K. Hatemi, N.A. Christakis, and J.H. Fowler, "Friendships Moderate an Association Between a Dopamine Gene Variant and Political Ideology" Journal of Politics, 72(4): 1189-1198 (October 2010)

Model of Genetic Variation in Human Social Networks

10 | NAC Favorite , Genetics , Twin Study , Social Network , Behavior Genetics , Egocentric Network , Evolutionary Biology , Friendship , Methodology , PNAS

Citation:

J.H. Fowler, C.T. Dawes, and N.A. Christakis, "Model of Genetic Variation in Human Social Networks" PNAS: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 106(6): 1720-1724 (February 2009)

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