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Social Networks and Ending the Pandemic with Nicholas Christakis
Season 12 · Episode 62

Social Networks and Ending the Pandemic with Nicholas Christakis

How do diseases and information spread? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice discover the history of pandemics, how social networks impact spread, and the hidden math behind it with sociologist Nicholas Christakis.

StarTalk Radio · Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, Nicholas Christakis

January 18, 202258m 10s

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Show Notes

How do diseases and information spread? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice discover the history of pandemics, how social networks impact spread, and the hidden math behind it with sociologist Nicholas Christakis.

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