In Joined-up thinking : how to connect everything to everything else Colgan plays the Kevin Bacon game with facts. This game is based on the urban myth of Six Degrees of Separation i.e. that everyone in the world can be connected to everyone else within 6 people (or in NZ, 2 people.) (Obviously not the same people.)Each set of joined-up thinking is called a 'round'. Each round can be connected to the other rounds...
As the cover quote by John Mitchinson says "The book that nails that odd, slightly unnerving feeling that everything really is connected". An excellent read for the bus or plane as it can be put down and picked up without losing the thread.
"What is the link between the Sex Pistols and crude oil; between Isaac Newton, Pink Floyd and a suicidal dwarf on the set of "The Wizard of Oz"? What is Scooby-Doo's real name, and why should you make a point of avoiding armadillos? This book presents answers to these questions. It reflects the feeling that everything really is connected." -- book blurb
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