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Social Contagion

mental health July 31, 2017

The Strange, Contagious History of BulimiaThe physician who wrote the first case report in the 1970s believes it was, at least in part, a social contagion.

By Lee Daniel Kravetz
social contagion Dec. 22, 2016

Ask Sinbad About How False Memories SpreadThis one gets weird.

By Drake Baer
social contagion Nov. 7, 2016

Please, Tell All Your Friends That You’re VotingBecause democracy really is contagious.

By Drake Baer

July 19, 2016

Turns Out That the Ice Bucket Challenge Was a Hugely Effective Bonding RitualAnd the effects are lasting.

By Drake Baer
love bites Nov. 21, 2014

You’re 75 Percent More Likely to Get Divorced If Your Friends DivorceEnding your relationship seems like a better idea once your friend’s ended hers.

By Melissa Dahl
May 27, 2014

Blame Your Friends for Your Devotion to Bogus Fitness Fads Health behaviors spread through a social network like a contagion, one psychologist says.

By Melissa Dahl