Six Degrees of Separation

By On May 8, 2009 · · In Social Networks, Videos

 

The above BBC documentary examines the urban myth that everyone on earth is connected to everyone else in just a few steps of association. However, this is no myth. The proof comes from network theory, a new science with implications for everything from cancer research to pandemic control.

Sadly, the BBC’s experiment went pear shaped. Forty envelopes were given to people around the world with the instruction they had to pass it to someone they knew by their first name to someone (etc) who knew the addressee. However, only three packets made it.

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4 Responses to Six Degrees of Separation

  1. Vivjan (Jan Krans) says:
    June 2, 2009 at 8:58 am

    Gevonden: Six Degrees of Separation » The Web Pitch – A blog looking at Social Media, Web 2.0 and Marke.. http://tinyurl.com/qmdq8h

  2. ericputman (Eric Putman) says:
    June 2, 2009 at 12:52 pm

    inspirerende aanvulling op What The Bleep Do We Know @Vivjan … Six Degrees of Separation ….. http://tinyurl.com/qmdq8h – bedankt

  3. Ambtenaar 2.0 in Juni Verandermaand LNV | Ambtenaar 2.0 says:
    June 3, 2009 at 9:54 am

    [...] BBC documentaire ‘Connected’, the power of six degrees. Hierin werd de rol van netwerken in de natuur en de samenleving toegelicht. De discussie na afloop richtte zich op hoe de overheid kan of moet omgaan met deze netwerken. In hoeverre is de eigen organisatie een knooppunt, en moet je er naar streven een rol te spelen in netwerken waar je nu afwezig bent? Voor wie het gemist heeft: http://www.thewebpitch.com/videos/six-degrees-of-separation/ [...]

  4. Topic: Onderzoek - MyBlogLog says:
    June 5, 2009 at 3:37 am

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