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Lee Daniel Kravetz - Strange Contagion: Inside the Surprising Science of Infectious Behaviors and Viral Emotions and What They Tell Us About Ourselves - 9780062448941 - 9780062448941
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Strange Contagion: Inside the Surprising Science of Infectious Behaviors and Viral Emotions and What They Tell Us About Ourselves

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Description for Strange Contagion: Inside the Surprising Science of Infectious Behaviors and Viral Emotions and What They Tell Us About Ourselves Paperback.
Picking up where The Tipping Point leaves off, respected journalist Lee Daniel Kravetz's Strange Contagion is a provocative look at both the science and lived experience of social contagion. In 2009, tragedy struck the town of Palo Alto: A student from the local high school had died by suicide by stepping in front of an oncoming train. Grief-stricken, the community mourned what they thought was an isolated loss. Until, a few weeks later, it happened again. And again. And again. In six months, the high school lost five students to suicide at those train tracks. ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780062448941
SKU
9780062448941
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About Lee Daniel Kravetz
Lee Daniel Kravetz has a master's degree in counseling psychology and is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism. He has written for Psychology Today, the Huffington Post, and the New York Times, among other publications. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and children.

Reviews for Strange Contagion: Inside the Surprising Science of Infectious Behaviors and Viral Emotions and What They Tell Us About Ourselves
This is a marvelous account of why we catch the emotions and habits of the people around us-for better and for worse. It has big implications for workplaces, schools, and families. And it reads like a novel...only it isn't fiction
Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals and Give and Take The questions Kravetz asks ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Strange Contagion: Inside the Surprising Science of Infectious Behaviors and Viral Emotions and What They Tell Us About Ourselves


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