Kevin Bacon is as close as we thought.
“In a world of 6.6 billion people, it does seem hard to believe. The theory of six degrees of separation contends that, because we are all linked by chains of acquaintance, you are just six introductions away from any other person on the planet. But yesterday researchers announced the theory was right – nearly. By studying billions of electronic messages, they worked out that any two strangers are, on average, distanced by precisely 6.6 degrees of separation. . .” Proof! Just six degrees of separation between us, in the Guardian.
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August 5th, 2008 at 19:22
Isn’t the Microsoft study a breach of privacy?
August 6th, 2008 at 13:59
My question exactly.