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By Neil deGrasse Tyson

Social Networks and Ending the Pandemic with Nicholas Christakis

S12 E62

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Published January 18, 2022 2:00am

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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