Something Strange Happens When You Trace How Connected We Are dives into the surprising math of six degrees of separation by riffing on the small-world model. You’ll see how network shortcuts and weak ties shrink our social world, why hubs dominate connectivity, and how preferential attachment and random rewiring explain everything from viral memes to fast-spreading diseases.
Derek Muller also plugs cool extras—interactive Watts-Strogatz and Barabási-Albert demos, Incogni data-privacy deals, his Snatoms molecular kit, and weekly newsletters—while tipping his hat to network legends like Duncan Watts, Steve Strogatz, and Mark Buchanan. By the end, you’ll realize just how much your tiny online ripple can change the global pond.
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