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A semantic-based community model for high-fidelity tuning of olfactory mixture distances

3 | Olfaction , Artificial Intelligence (AI) , Methodology

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V. Satarifard, L. Sisson, Y. Han, P. Ilídio, M. Hladiš, M. Lalis, X. Song, T. Yang, W. Yin, A. Ravia, C.X. Zheng, G. Andreoletti, J. Albrecht, R. Pellegrino, Z. Wang, S. Yang, R. D’hondt, A. Ghinis, J. de Boer, F.K. Nakano, A. Gharahighehi, J.M.G. Vilar, L. Saiz, D.O.M.P.C. , B. Sanchez-Lengeling, A. Keller, L.B. Vosshall, S. Fiorucci, A. Tewari, J. Topin, C. Vens, M. Björkman, D. Kragic, N. Sobel, N.A. Christakis, J.D. Mainland, & P. Meyer, A semantic-based community model for high-fidelity tuning of olfactory mixture distances, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 123 (32) e2611057123, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2611057123 (2026).

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

Measuring intellectual humility through situated behavior: An alternative to dispositional self‑reports

3 | Honduras , Global Health , Methodology

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Rudnev M, Rodriguez de la Rosa AL, Barrett R, Christakis NA, Grossmann I. Measuring intellectual humility through situated behavior: An alternative to dispositional self-reports. Behav Res Methods. 2026 May 4;58(6):150. doi: 10.3758/s13428-026-03016-x. PMID: 42082861.

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.

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).

Realism Drives Interpersonal Reciprocity but Yields to AI-Assisted Egocentrism in a Coordination Experiment

6 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) , Breadboard Software , Cooperation , Experiment , Methodology , Public Goods

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Hirokazu Shirado, Kye Shimizu, Nicholas A Christakis, and Shunichi Kasahara. 2025. Realism Drives Interpersonal Reciprocity but Yields to AI-Assisted Egocentrism in a Coordination Experiment. In CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’25), April 26–May 01, 2025, Yokohama, Japan. ACM, New York, NY

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

Systematic review of methods to discern antagonistic ties in social networks in community settings

2 | Antagonistic Networks , Methodology

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Ana Lucia Rodriguez de la Rosa, Karina Raygoza Cortez, Alice Lu, Bianka Valentin, Amir Ghasemian, Nicholas Christakis. Systematic review of methods to discern antagonistic ties in social networks in community settings. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, Volume 10, 2024, 101039, ISSN 2590-2911.

Simple Autonomous Agents Can Enhance Creative Discovery in Human Groups

11 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) , Bots , Breadboard Software , Contagion Intervention , Experiment , Hybrid Systems , Methodology , NAC Favorite , Online Network , Social Contagion , Social Network

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Ueshima A, Jones MI, Christakis NA. Simple autonomous agents can enhance creative semantic discovery by human groups. Nature Communications. 2024 Jun 18;15(1):5212. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-49528-y. PMID: 38890368; PMCID: PMC11189566.

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