Katrina Christakis

Lawyer, mom, optimist. Liberal married to a Republican. Sometimes a “like” is just a “hmm.”

[Katrina Christakis @akchristakis]

This makes me feel a lot better about my book-buying fetish.

[Dr Peter Caddick-Adams #StandwithUkraine @militaryhistori]

Umberto Eco, who owned 50,000 books, had this to say about home libraries: "It is foolish to think that you have to read all the books you buy, as it is foolish to criticize those who buy more books than they will ever be able to read. It would be like saying that you should use all the cutlery or glasses or screwdrivers or drill bits you bought before buying new ones.
There are things in life that we need to always have plenty of supplies, even if we will only use a small portion. If, for example, we consider books as medicine, we understand that it is good to have many at home rather than a few: when you want to feel better, then you go to the 'medicine closet' and choose a book. Not a random one, but the right book for that moment. That's why you should always have a nutrition choice!
Those who buy only one book, read only that one and then get rid of it. They simply apply the consumer mentality to books, that is, they consider them a consumer product, a good. Those who love books know that a book is anything but a commodity."
@Pergament_F @normaegraham1 @fugitiveink @AliceB01973554 @robert_lyman @prof_warfield @GilesMacDonogh @GilesMilton1 @guywalters @ABRGLL @April_1970s @LL_running_girl

[Katrina Christakis @akchristakis]

@Davehussar @laurenjiggetts 100%

[Katrina Christakis @akchristakis]

I can’t seem to put it down. It’s excellent.

[Rob Henderson @robkhenderson]

After 9 days "Troubled" has 4.9 stars with 196 reviews. So far my wish for my book to outperform my uber rating has come true: https://t.co/jptqGaIPxh

[Katrina Christakis @akchristakis]

@NAChristakis Spoken like a true first-born.

[Katrina Christakis @akchristakis]

@wil_da_beast630 Two high school students were killed.

[Katrina Christakis @akchristakis]

@NAChristakis I can’t even watch.

[Katrina Christakis @akchristakis]

@NAChristakis This is so depressing.

[Nicholas A. Christakis @NAChristakis]

Super-cool site for modified Nerf guns that are able to do amazing things. With photos and videos. Perfect for aficionados and newbies of any age. :-) https://t.co/6wLUoL29wz

[Katrina Christakis @akchristakis]

@NAChristakis @TheFIREorg @Davehussar Aren’t lawyers wonderful?

[Katrina Christakis @akchristakis]

@TheFIREorg @kmele He was outstanding.

[Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo @KBibbinsDomingo]

Wonderful @JAMAPediatrics board meeting today!

A global journal founded in 1911 & part of @JAMANetwork JAMA Pediatrics provides state-of-the-art science & discussion of important issues & policies related to the health of children & adolescents- led by Dr Dimitri Christakis

[Katrina Christakis @akchristakis]

@DrinkSolaPop My mourning dove eggs hatched recently and I felt like Demeter when Persephone returned.

[Katrina Christakis @akchristakis]

@TheFIREorg @Cornell Not that hard.

[Katrina Christakis @akchristakis]

@aaronsibarium I think “bar passage rates” refer to the number of people who pass the exam, not the number who are ultimately licensed, but I could be wrong.

[Katrina Christakis @akchristakis]

Looking forward to attending this event next month. @NAChristakis @ErikaChristakis

[FIRE @TheFIREorg]

1/ FIRE is honored to recognize the efforts of Nicholas A. Christakis and Erika Christakis to champion free expression at its gala celebration in NYC.

[Katrina Christakis @akchristakis]

@JulianCrewsWGN Love the family resemblance!

[Katrina Christakis @akchristakis]

@jzux

[Katrina Christakis @akchristakis]

Fascinating research “suggests that polarization might be driven, in part, by reputational mechanisms. People punish others who are receptive—so people avoid being receptive.”

[Mohamed A. Hussein @MAHusseinLab]

Across 11 experiments, we find that receptiveness to political opponents has reputational **costs** not benefits. When people are receptive to opposing views coming from members of the opposing party, receptiveness backfires.

[Katrina Christakis @akchristakis]

This is something @Davehussar would think to do.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

How two men put out a fire using the splash caused by their speedboat

[full story: https://t.co/lwqctwXkU9]
https://t.co/KX3QqJ4w1U

[Katrina Christakis @akchristakis]

Very cool research by my brilliant nephew @LEChristakis.

[Phys.org @physorg_com]

Researchers reveal microscopic quantum correlations of #ultracoldmolecules @princeton @nature https://t.co/RwxTBYjVsC https://t.co/h18yi2nDXO