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How malicious AI swarms can threaten democracy

7 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) , Bots , Cooperation , Hybrid Systems , Online Network , Public Goods , Science

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Schroeder DT, Cha M, Baronchelli A, Bostrom N, Christakis NA, Garcia D, Goldenberg A, Kyrychenko Y, Leyton-Brown K, Lutz N, Marcus G, Menczer F, Pennycook G, Rand DG, Ressa M, Schweitzer F, Song D, Summerfield C, Tang A, Van Bavel JJ, van der Linden S, Kunst JR. How malicious AI swarms can threaten democracy. Science. 2026 Jan 22;391(6783):354-357. doi: 10.1126/science.adz1697. Epub 2026 Jan 22. PMID: 41570131.

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.

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

Citation:

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.

Association of Facebook Use With Compromised Well-Being: A Longitudinal Study

3 | Mental Health , Online Network , Social Network

Citation:

H.B. Shakya and N.A. Christakis, "Association of Facebook Use With Compromised Well-Being: A Longitudinal Study" American Journal of Epidemiology, 2017; DOI: 10.1093/aje/kww189

Online Social Integration is Associated with Reduced Mortality Risk

5 | PNAS , Online Network , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , Friendship

Citation:

W.R. Hobbs, M.K. Burke, N.A. Christakis, and J.H. Fowler, "Online Social Integration is Associated with Reduced Mortality Risk" PNAS: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(46): 12980-12984 (November 2016) doi: 10.1073/pnas.1605554113

Using Friends as Sensors to Detect Global-Scale Contagious Outbreaks

5 | Online Network , Sensor Network , Social Contagion , Social Network , Sociocentric Network

Citation:

M. Garcia-Herranz, E.M. Egido, M. Cebrian, N.A. Christakis, and J.H. Fowler, "Using Friends as Sensors to Detect Global-Scale Contagious Outbreaks" PLoS One, 9(4): e92413 (April, 2014) doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092413

Detecting Emotional Contagion in Massive Social Networks

7 | Emotion , Online Network , Social Contagion , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , Mental Health , Happiness

Citation:

L. Coviella, Y. Sohn, A.D.I. Kramer, C. Marlow, M. Franceschetti, N.A. Christakis, and J.H. Fowler, "Detecting Emotional Contagion in Massive Social Networks" PLoS One, 9(3): e90315 (March, 2014); doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0090315

Social Network Visualizations in Epidemiology

3 | Methodology , Social Network , Online Network

Citation:

N.A. Christakis and J.H. Fowler, "Social Network Visualizations in Epidemiology" Norwegian Journal of Epidemiology, 19(1): 5-16 (March 2009)

Computational Social Science

3 | Methodology , Online Network , Science

Citation:

https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1167742

The Taste for Privacy: An Analysis of College Student Privacy Settings in an Online Social Network

3 | Online Network , Social Contagion , Social Network

Citation:

K. Lewis, J. Kaufman, and N.A. Christakis, "The Taste for Privacy: An Analysis of College Student Privacy Settings in an Online Social Network" Journal of Computer Mediated Communication, 14(1): 79-100 (December 2008)

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