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The first chapter describes the expected effects of climate change with one degree Celsius (1 °C) increase in average global temperature since pre-industrial times.. The second chapter describes the effects of two degrees average temperature and so forth until Chapter 6 which shows the expected effects of an increase of six Celsius degrees (6 °C) average global temperature.
Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age (2004 in paperback, ISBN 0-393-32542-3 and 2003 in hardcover, ISBN 0-393-04142-5) is a popular science book by Duncan J. Watts covering the application of network theory to sociology.
SixDegrees.com was a short-lived social network service web site that initially lasted from 1997 [1] to 2000 [2] [3] and was based on the Web of Contacts model of social networking. It was named after the concept of six degrees of separation [ 4 ] and allowed users to list friends, family members and acquaintances whether registered on the site ...
Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age, a science book by Duncan J. Watts, covering the application of network theory to sociology; Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet, 2007 book by Mark Lynas, about the impact each single degree increase in temperature could have on our planet over the next century
SixDegrees was founded in 2003 by Alexis Kouros, as the first independent English language magazine in Finland. The magazine started with a digital edition, along with a print edition. [4] SixDegrees continued to be published daily online, as well as monthly in print, until 2016, when the latter of which was discontinued. [5]
The phrase "six degrees of separation" is often used as a synonym for the idea of the "small world" phenomenon. [14] However, detractors argue that Milgram's experiment did not demonstrate such a link, [15] and the "six degrees" claim has been decried as an "academic urban myth". [13] [16]
Six Degrees (or 6˚, stylized as SIX DEGREES) is an American drama television series about six residents of New York City and their respective relationships and connections with one another, based on the idea of six degrees of separation. It premiered on September 21, 2006, after Grey's Anatomy on ABC. The show was created by Raven Metzner and ...
SixDegrees.org is a charity led by actor, musician, and philanthropist Kevin Bacon. Launched on January 18, 2007, the organization builds on the popularity of the " small world phenomenon " by enabling people to become "celebrities for their own causes" by donating to or raising money for any charity in the United States.