social phenomena

Evolution and Goodness

Radiolab podcast: An Equation for Good.

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Where people take photos

Mapping places of interest based on geotags in Flickr photos (by Eric Fischer).
Excitement is had here by Fast Company and here by FlowingData. A rough effort to break apart the photos of tourists and residents is shown here:
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Social contagion, a review

The New York Times looks back at the work of Christakis and Fowler on social contagion.
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