A comprehensive statistical analysis of Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon
In a recent installment of the Stat Signifiant newsletter, Californian data scientist Daniel Parris has attempted to unravel the great mystery of the Oracle of Bacon...
Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon—sometimes called Bacon's Law, or the Oracle of Bacon—is an ancient parlor game in which mortal players engage in a perilous battle of trying to connect the cinematic appearances of various human celebrities to the filmography of the One True Kevin Bacon in less than six steps.
For example:
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