The Web and the City
Offered By: TED via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Explore the fascinating parallels between the World Wide Web and urban environments in this thought-provoking TED talk by Steven Johnson, co-founder of Outside.in. Discover how the internet, much like a city, is a complex system built by countless individuals, lacking centralized control, yet functioning as a network of interconnected yet independent parts. Delve into concepts such as resilience, data fungus, and the emergence of a global brain as Johnson draws intriguing comparisons between digital and physical landscapes. Gain insights into the evolving shape of our interconnected world and contemplate the implications of this decentralized, resilient structure for the future of information and society.
Syllabus
Intro
Resilience
The City and the Web
Data fungus
The Global Brain
What shape is emerging?
Taught by
TED
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