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Monday, January 25, 2010

Nó Deus

If God were seen as a node on a network, large groups of people could be bound together not just by a common idea but also by a specific social relationship to every other believer. People could perceive a specific social tie to others, and everyone would be one degree removed from everyone else. People who felt a connection to God would have a way of feeling connected to others, because through God everyone is a "friend of a friend".
Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler, "Connected"

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Smile

The beneficial effects of facial expressions on a person's mood are among the reasons, for example, that telephone operators are trained to smile when they work, even though the person at the other end of the line cannot see them. This theory also explains why it helps to smile when your hearth is breaking.
Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler, "Connected"