What's Your Herbert Number?

Degrees of Separation from Herbert Anderson

This vault maps the network of people connected to Herbert Anderson — directly and through the people who know and love him. It was assembled as a surprise for his 90th birthday.

Your "Herbert Number" is how many steps it takes to connect you to Herbert through people in this vault. If Herbert knows you directly, your Herbert Number is 1. If you know someone who knows Herbert, your number is 2. And so on.

How to Explore

The Graph

Open the graph view (Ctrl/Cmd + G) to see the full network visualized. Each person (and each world hub) is colored by the world they belong to:

The worlds act as intermediate hubs, so instead of a flat starburst you'll see clusters of people grouped by domain — each cluster in its own color. People who belong to more than one world take the color of the first match in the legend above.

Browsing

• Click on Herbert Anderson to start at the center
• Follow links to explore connections
• Cross-connections between people appear as [[wikilinks]] in note bodies — those lateral links are some of the most interesting parts of the vault

Bases Views

Open the files in the Meta/ folder for table views that let you filter and sort connections by tier, world, and more.

The People Behind This

This vault was put together by Joel, Phyllis, and Joy Anderson, with the help of Herbert's friends and colleagues who contributed names and stories.

Vault Statistics

• Worlds: 10 domains of Herbert's network
• People: Growing — check the graph for the current count
• Cross-connections: Look for the lateral links that make this more than a simple tree