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Jul 10 2025SCIENCE

How Friends and Strangers Shape What We Do

People often copy what others do, especially friends. But does having many friends help or slow down the spread of new ideas or behaviors? Some think that if people are more likely to copy their friends, then behaviors will spread faster and wider in groups where everyone knows each other well. Others believe that behaviors spread better in groups where people are co...

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