I saw a really interesting documentary yesterday on the science of "Networking" titled "How Kevin Bacon cured cancer"
After watching that documentary, I felt a bit like I did when I first learnt about DNA for the first time. The world suddenly seemed very different.
The idea that everyone is connected to everyone else through very small path lengths totally blows me away. We have all heard of (and perhaps participated in the experiment through Facebook!) 6 Degrees of Separation but I think there is something else there. I feel like there is something really profound in that documentary - I just don't know what it is!
I can't seem to stop thinking about it though... Maybe there is really nothing there and I was just tired. Whatever the case, I will get over it.
(BTW, For those that are interested, you can watch it on YouTube...)
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