

Small World Theory / Six Degrees of Separation Theory Some look for fun, some like Stanley Milgram looked to explain how events like the atrocities of WWII could happen given how interconnected we all are. This concept is based on “small world theory,” a longstanding serious look at the degrees of separation between us.

TIP: The Kevin Bacon game assigns a bacon number to a person based on how many of degrees of separation there is between the person and Kevin Bacon. Most people have about 6 degrees of separation ( Small World theory), but not everyone has 6 degrees of separation from Kevin Bacon or any other given person.

Do Most People Really Have 6 Degrees of Separation from Kevin Bacon?
