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Archive Home > 2008 > August > 03 > 6 degrees of separation: It’s true — to a degree

6 degrees of separation: It’s true — to a degree

By Peter Whoriskey / The Bulletin
August 3, 2008

Turns out it is a small world.

The so-called small world theory, embodied in the old saw that there are just “six degrees of separation” between any two strangers on Earth, has been largely corroborated by a massive study of electronic communication.

With records of 30....

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