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Connected: The Power of Six Degrees (2008)

Connected: The Power of Six Degrees poster
Directed by
Annámaria Tálas
Genre
documentary film
Country
Australia
Runtime
54 min
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary explains the science behind the idea that any two people on Earth are connected by a chain of about six acquaintances. It looks at how networks work in nature, society, and technology.

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What happens

Connected: The Power of Six Degrees (alternate title: How Kevin Bacon Cured Cancer) is a 2008 documentary film by Annamaria Talas. It was first aired in 2009 on the Science Channel. The documentary introduces the audience to the main ideas of network science through the exploration of the concept of six degrees of separation. It was awarded the 2009 AFI Award for Best Editing in a Documentary. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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