The Conversation

What exactly is the internet? A computer scientist explains what it is and how it came to be

Fred Martin receives funding from the National Science Foundation and Google. The internet is a global collection of computers that know how to send messages to one another. Practically everything ...
The Nation

Who Owns the Internet?

Network cables at the HLRS supercomputing center in Stuttgart, Germany, 2021. (Photo by Marijan Murat / picture alliance via Getty Images) What is the Internet, and who owns it? These are not simple ...
Forbes

Building The Decentralized Internet With Collective Computing Power

Blockchain technology promised a revolutionary digital era characterized by decentralization, transparency and unmatched security. Despite its potential, widespread adoption remains constrained by ...
The Conversation

How Britain got its first internet connection – by the late pioneer who made it happen

University College London provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. British computer scientist and Internet Hall of Fame inductee Peter Kirstein died in January 2020 at the age of ...