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Nicholas A. Christakis

@nachristakis

Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science at Yale. Physician. Author of Apollo's Arrow; Blueprint; and Connected. Luckily wed @ErikaChristakis

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Friendship is an uncommon phenotype in the animal kingdom, but universal in humans. Here, using a sample of Americans, this new study explicates crucial traits in friends: loyalty, reliability, trustworthiness, and honesty. Traits like forgiveness, information sharing,