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The Hidden Influence of Social Networks 1. What is the widower effect? The idea that after a husband's death the widow as double the chance of dying in the next year due to death by a broken heart.... 2. What are the two things Christakis discovered about how social networks work? Christakis discovered that there is more to think about when it comes to social media and obesity, he found two lines of evidence that connect to social norms. 3. What is a cluster? What conclusions did Christakis come to using clusters regarding obesity? A cluster is a concentrated group of data in a small area showing a pattern. BMI and obesity do connect but body size only amount for portion of the data. 4. What are the reasons behind this clustering of obesity? Genetics is a contributing factor to the clustering of obesity. Also being friends of an obese can cause you to become obese themselves. 5. What other phenomena besides obesity can be attributed to social network clusters? Happiness can also be spread through connecting to each other on social media. 6. Can clustering be attributed to emotions? What implication does this hold for humanity? Clustering can contribute to emotions because some emotions are contagious, and our emotions can be share through interaction. 7. What other factors [Show More]

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