终极社交网络仍在规划中，但克里斯塔基斯说：“人们是相互联系的，所以他们的健康也是相互影响的。”
The ultimate social network is still being mapped out, but Christakis says, "People are interconnected, so their health is interconnected."
该研究是由美国布朗大学的罗斯·麦克德莫特、加利福尼亚的詹姆斯·福勒和哈佛大学的尼古拉斯·克里斯塔基斯进行的。
The study was carried out by academics Rose McDermott at Brown University, James Fowler at the University of California and Nicholas Christakis at Harvard.
研究报告主要撰写者、哈佛大学社会学家尼古拉斯·克里斯塔基斯博士说：“因为人与人是互相联系的，所以他们的健康也联系在一起。”
"Because people are interconnected, their health is interconnected," said lead author Dr. Nicholas Christakis, a Harvard sociologist.
但克里斯·塔基斯表示教育与娱乐两者之间很难区分。
But Christakis says it's hard to distinguish between education and entertainment.
克里斯·塔基斯认为家长们在对时间的控制上应该更保守些。“我感觉两个小时还是太多了。”他说。
Christakis thinks parents should be even more conservative. "My feeling is that two hours is too much," he says.
克里斯·塔基斯和福勒先前基于同样的数据所作的研究表明，肥胖症和戒烟有着同样的传染性。
Previous analyses by Christakis and Fowler, based on the same pool of data, have shown that obesity is similarly contagious, as is the act of quitting smoking.
但是，一旦研究者把这种分类打乱，这种社会网络就散去了；而在克里斯·塔基斯和福勒的研究中，快乐联系仍然保持着。
But once the researchers adjusted for confounding factors, the network dissolved; in Christakis and Fowler's paper, the happiness link remained unbroken.
然而，正如尼古拉·a·克里斯·塔基斯和詹姆斯·h·福勒所写的新书《联系》(Connected)所言，我们实际上的确通过距离远近和共同的活动来选择我们的朋友。
And yet, as the new book Connected by Nicholas A. Christakis and James H. Fowler shows, we actually do choose our friends through proximity and Shared activity.
克里斯·塔基斯说该发现与其他研究吻合，那些研究表明基于群体的减肥计划是成功的，例如跑步俱乐部和减肥中心等。
Christakis says the finding fits with other studies that have shown the success of group-based weight loss programs such as running clubs and weight Watchers.
“有可能可以在电视上放针对儿童的节目，真正提高儿童的口头表达，”克里斯·塔基斯说。
"It is possible to put on the TV and really engage with a child verbally," says Christakis.
尼古拉斯·克里斯·塔基斯教授、哈佛医学院医学社会学在波士顿做了简要汇报。
Nicholas Christakis, a professor of medical sociology at Harvard medical School in Boston, told the briefing.
尼古拉斯·克里斯·塔基斯是哈佛医学院的是一个领头研究眼。
Nicholas Christakis of Harvard Medical School was a lead investigator in the study.
尼古拉斯·克里斯·塔基斯是哈佛医学院的是一个领头研究眼。
Nicholas Christakis of Harvard Medical School was a lead investigator in the study.
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