Your cousin’s friend has a buddy whose sister has a colleagu…

Your cousin’s friend has a buddy whose sister has a colleague whose mom’s nephew knows the First Lady, but only knows her and never met the President. How many degrees of separation (of any direct or indirect kind) are there between you (!) and the President based on the arising network? (be careful when thinking about the solution!)

An online dating service contracts a new consultant. His fir…

An online dating service contracts a new consultant. His first recommendation for search engine optimization is to prioritize the matching of people with similar attributes, including music and sports preferences, race, and level of education, among others. He calls this concept “magic secret matching sauce”. You know it the proper name of this concept is: