We are a team of sociologists at Columbia University interested in what is known as the "Small World Phenomenon." This is the idea that everyone in the world can be reached through a short chain of social acquaintances. This claim has led to the famous phrase "Six Degrees of Separation", but after more than thirty years, nobody knows if it's true.
Research Team: Duncan Watts
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology
Columbia University ...more
Roby Muhamad
Student, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Department of Sociology
Columbia University ...more
Peter Dodds
POST-DOC RES SCIENTIST
ISERP
Columbia Universtiy ...more
Duncan Watts