Six Degrees of Separation Meets Small-World Magic

Veritasium unpacks how just six links can tie us all together—courtesy of Duncan Watts’ small-world model and Steve Strogatz’s viral-spread storytelling. You’ll see how “shortcuts” and the Strength of Weak Ties let diseases (or ideas) explode through a network in no time.

Hubs, Attachment & Game Theory

Albert-László Barabási shows why some nodes become super-connectors, while simulations of disease spreading and preferential attachment illustrate network growth. Toss in the Prisoner’s Dilemma, and you’ll realize how your choices ripple through the global web.

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