Social contagion
Subject in Social Sciences
Social contagion has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including TED Radio Hour. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Elizabeth DunnSocial psychologist and happiness researcher at the University of British Columbia, co-author of Leave the Lights On
Dunn reports a UBC study finding that cafeteria customers ordered the same dish as the stranger ahead of them 72% of the time.
“72% of the time people ordered the exact same dish as the random stranger standing in front of them”
TED Radio Hour: Less guilt, more joy: A new chapter for climate action (Sep 4, 2026) · Listen from 22:22
Podcasts
- TED Radio Hour · 1 episode
Episodes
Less guilt, more joy: A new chapter for climate actionTED Radio Hour · Sep 4, 2026 · 50 min
Manoush Zomorodi talks with social psychologist Elizabeth Dunn about climate actions that also increase happiness, featuring co-author Jiaying Zhao's TED Talk.