Why is it *6* degrees of separation?
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A huge thank you to:
Duncan Watts, for creating the small-world model that inspired this video and expanding on his further work; Steve Strogatz, for telling the story with such clarity & humour; Albert-László Barabási, for revealing the the inevitability and impact of hubs; Mark Buchanan, for his insightful takeaways that pulled it all together.
Check out Duncan Watts’ books here - ve42.co/bookSixDegrees
Check out Mark Buchanan’s book here - ve42.co/bookNexusWorlds
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Chapters:
0:00 What is six degrees of separation?
4:23 Weak ties
11:05 How disease spreads
12:36 The paper goes viral
16:28 The long tail
24:03 A familiar dilemma
23:38 The Prisoner’s Dilemma
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