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“If your friend's friend's friend (whom you may not have even met) is obese, a smoker or a zealot of some kind then it is a lot more likely that you will be too.”

Quote by James H. Fowler

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James H. Fowler

James H. Fowler is a renowned political scientist born on February 18, 1970. He has conducted extensive research in the field of political science, particularly in the areas of electoral behavior, social networks, and computational social science. more

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