12 episodes
Know Your Net Clay Ewing
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- Education
A look at the history of the internet to provide context for today's technology ecosystem. From the birth of the internet to the evolution of the hellscape that is social media today.
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Inception
J.C.R. Licklider envisions a world of networked computers. A group of pioneers turn his idea into a reality.
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Interfaces
Douglas Engelbart founds the field of Human Computer Interaction and technology becomes mainstream through exponential growth in computing power and user friendly interfaces.
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Hacking
The Tech Model Railroad Club at MIT births the term hacker. What does it mean to be a hacker?
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Communities
What have online communities looked like? A memoiresque journey through the rise of walled gardens, bulletin board systems and underground scenes.
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Communication Methods
At it's heart, the internet is a communication tool. What can we learn from the ways we've tried communicating on the internet?