Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon

Connecting The Dots: Lessons in Rebellion From the Math Network

Travis Korte | Posted 05.22.2012

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Travis Korte

One system being developed is the Selected-Papers Network ("SP net"), a sort of Pinterest for peer-review in which researchers with common interests across the sciences can subscribe to one another to share 'must-read' articles and reviews.

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Do 'Good' in This Small World This Holiday Season

Kevin Bacon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ashley Judd, Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation, Jon Bon Jovi, Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, Youthaids, Nicole Kidman, sixdegress.org, Unifem, Kevin Bacon, Impact News
Kevin Bacon

You've probably heard of the Six Degrees concept. Any one person (including me) is connected to any other person through six or fewer relationships. SixDegrees.org is about using this idea to accomplish something good.

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