Veritasium’s latest deep-dive runs simulations to see if six degrees of separation really holds up, unpacking how small-world networks, “weak ties” and surprise shortcuts keep us all just a few hops apart. Along the way you’ll watch diseases blaze through these webs, catch Strogatz’s classic demos going viral, and meet the hubs that emerge naturally through preferential attachment (plus a cameo by the Prisoner’s Dilemma).
On top of the science, you get hands-on with interactive disease-spread and network-growth tools, score 60% off Incogni, check out the Snatoms molecular-model kit, and tip your hat to Watts, Strogatz, Barabási and a whole crew of researchers and Patreon backers who made the video possible.
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