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It is an interesting thought that FB LinkedIn and the like have reduced the steps to Kevin Bacon by nearly half..
did you want the origin of the 6 degrees statement, Barbara, or the 3.57?

this is the google version of Six
Six degrees of separation is the theory that anyone on the planet can be connected to any other person on the planet through a chain of acquaintances that has no more than five intermediaries. The theory was first proposed in 1929 by the Hungarian writer Frigyes Karinthy in a short story called "Chains."
cheers

Rick
ps have we ever met?
Did Lloyd George know your father?

On 21 June 2016 at 16:10, Barbara Govan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Hi all,

We’re working on a TV idea on the “6 degrees of separation” notion. Recently Facebook published an article claiming that people are now separated by on average 3.57 steps. ?

Does anybody know of the origins of the statement, is anyone is researching this or is anyone conducting new experiments?

We’re an independent award winning factual TV production company specialising in science.

Many thanks,

Barbara Govan

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