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  2. Learn about the idea that all people are six or fewer social connections away from each other, and the history and research behind it. Find out how the concept was popularized by a play, a game, and a psychologist.

  3. SixDegrees.com was one of the first social networking sites based on the Web of Contacts model. It was named after the concept of six degrees of separation and allowed users to list and contact their friends and acquaintances.

  4. Learn how a simple experiment by Stanley Milgram revealed that any two people in the world are only six handshakes apart. Discover the science behind this phenomenon and its implications for social networks, communication, and collaboration.

  5. Aug 27, 2015 · Most of us are familiar with the concept of six degrees of separation - the idea is that anyone in the planet can be connected to anyone else in just six steps. So through just five other people, you're effectively connected to the Queen of England, Tom Cruise, or even a Mongolian sheep herder.

  6. Learn how the term "six degrees of separation" came from a social experiment by Stanley Milgrim and how mathematicians explained it with network theory. Find out how the concept is used in pop culture and social media.

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  7. Aug 20, 2023 · How do random people in a social network get connected through short paths? Researchers from Israel and other countries show that it is due to the cost-benefit game of social ties. They prove that the magic number of six degrees is a universal phenomenon in various contexts and networks.

  8. Mar 14, 2018 · By the late 1990s, the idea of six degrees of separation had permeated the culture, and it found its way back into the world of science. “I was on the phone with my dad one night,” said Duncan Watts, a mathematician and network theorist and author of Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age.

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