Tag: Medical Sociology

  • 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

    Love life

    A new Harvard study shows that ratios between males and females affect human longevity.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    In last semester, ‘Last Lectures’

    As a prelude to graduation, seniors organize a “Last Lecture” series to receive advice from favorite professors.

    2 minutes