URL: 
http://www.ted.com/talks/nicholas_christakis_how_social_networks_predict_epidemics.html
Speaker is Nicholas Christakis (with James Fowler)

Idea predict adoption curve earlier by not watching random people but their 
friends (who are by definition more connected)

Uses Friends Paradox: do you know that your friends have more friends than you 
have

Computational Social Science

Cheers

Michael
Another talk from him: 
http://www.ted.com/talks/nicholas_christakis_the_hidden_influence_of_social_networks.html


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