Everyone on Earth is connected through six degrees of separation
The evidence items consistently define and support the concept of 'six degrees of separation,' which posits that any two people on Earth are linked through a short chain of social connections.
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Wikipedia: Six degrees of separation. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_degrees_of_separation
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en.wikipedia.org: Six degrees of separation. en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_degrees_of_separation
Defines the concept as the hypothesis that all people are connected by a maximum of six steps.
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en.wikipedia.org: Small-world experiment. en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_world_experiment
Notes Milgram's experiments concluded any two random people in the US are linked by an average of six steps.
export.arxiv.org: (untitled). export.arxiv.org. https://export.arxiv.org/pdf/2211.09463v2.pdf
Addresses the underlying scientific question of why there are six degrees of separation in social networks.
arxiv.org: (untitled). arxiv.org. http://arxiv.org/pdf/1111.4570v3
Notes Karinthy's suggestion and subsequent graph studies showing average social distances of around four to five degrees.
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