James Fowler - All Videos
17 Videos
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Having a good social network of family and friends can motivate people to live healthier, happier lives. In this video,...2:42 -
Whether we have obese friends or sit next to an obese person at a party, we unconsciously imitate their unhealthy behavior....1:21 -
How obese you are affects how obese your friends are according to both face-to-face and online social network studies....1:48 -
Eventually we'll know who’s at risk weight gain, heart attack and diabetes by looking at the outcomes of a person’s f...2:13 -
Healthy changes your friends make, and even friends of friends make, can ultimately change your behavior. In this video,...1:30 -
Facebook does a good job of getting everyone online, but the future of social networks is building communities. In this...1:02 -
Any fundamental understanding of human health has to start with the fact that we are all connected. In this video, He...0:41 -
People now have access to their own electronic medical records, but few people are requesting that information. In this...1:24 -
When we make healthy changes, we’re not only influencing people we know and love, but also other people in their social...1:25 -
Technology on your smartphone could revolutionize personalized medicine. In this video, HealthMaker James Fowler, PhD,...2:46 -
Social networks can help people start exercising, lose weight and lead an overall healthier life. In this video, James...1:22 -
Both good health, like weight loss, and bad health, like talk of suicide, can spread from one person to another via social...1:34 -
The way we make friends now, with the advent of social media, is actually the same way hunters and gatherers did 100,000...1:49 -
In this video, HealthMaker James Fowler, PhD, professor of medical genetics and political science at UCSD, explains how...1:39 -
The friends you have on Facebook or other social networks can actually predict your risk for health problems, such as...1:47 -
It used to take a lot longer to gather information about peoples’ social networks, but thanks to Facebook it’s much easier....0:37 -
People are much more willing to share personal health data if they are getting something in return. In this video, He...1:50