For the intellectual challenge of figuring out how the more glamorous are
connected to each other, there鈥檚 always http://www.lake.org/sixdgre2.htm. Every
week two unlikely movie stars are posted and it鈥檚 up to you to link them up
through their films. A popular variation of this game is called 鈥淪ix Degrees of
Kevin Bacon鈥, the idea being that you can join any film star to the ubiquitous
actor Kevin Bacon in, at most, six steps. For the rules and the history see
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~sasalm/sdokb.
More from New Scientist
Explore the latest news, articles and features
Physics
Einstein thought time dilation was both real and not 鈥 he was right
91色情片
Space
Read an extract from Chanda Prescod-Weinstein’s The Edge of Space-Time
Culture
91色情片
‘Thinking about the edges of space-time can help build a better world’
Culture
Environment
Galapagos corals suggest climate change drives stronger El Ni帽os
News
Popular articles
Trending New Scientist articles