Can you really reach anyone in 6 steps?

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Can you really reach anyone in 6 steps?

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  • In 1999, the German newspaper "Die Zeit" ran an experiment. They asked a falafel salesman and former theater director, Salah ben Ghaly, who in the world he would most like to be connected to. He chose his favorite actor, Marlon Brando. So the reporters then searched for a chain of friends, family or acquaintances, people who knew each other on a ... Read More

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