Tag: Hadza

  • Nation & World

    Rules of attraction

    Nicholas Christakis, whose research explores how everything from obesity to smoking to happiness spreads among our social networks, is turning his attention to the past, exploring why and how we became the social animals we are.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    With a little help from our ancient friends

    The social networks of the Hadza, a group of hunter-gatherers in Tanzania, show evidence that many elements of social network structure may have been present at an early point in human history.

    6 minutes