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Looking Back: Dancing plagues and mass hysteria

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John Waller on how distress and pious fear have led to bizarre outbreaks across the ages

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How Kevin Bacon sparked a new branch of science

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The theory that everyone in the world is six friendships away from everyone else is regarded by many as a myth. So what happens when the theory is put to the test?

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