A Quote by Nicholas A. Christakis

It is the spread of the good things that vindicates the whole reason we live our lives in networks. If I was always violent to you or gave you germs, you would cut the ties to me and the network would disintegrate. In a deep and fundamental way, networks are connected to goodness, and goodness is required for networks to emerge and spread.

Nicholas A. Christakis

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Nicholas A. Christakis
American - Scientist
Born: May 7, 1962

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