Category Archives: The internet

The quantum Internet - A glimpse into the future

How will our communications be like in the future when the Internet will turn quantum?

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"Look it up on the Internet!" - How Web Search Works

Whatever we want to know - from scientific discovery to home renovation - the answer is usually the same: `Look…

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Degrees in graphs IV: degrees in large real-world networks

How are elements in real-world networks connected? That is the question we aim to answer in this post. Most real-world…

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Complex Networks: an online course for Dutch high-school students.

In recent years, the University of Amsterdam has been offering online courses (webklassen) aimed at high school students. These courses…

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Word usages reflect network community structure on Twitter

Networks can be found everywhere, and are also present in social media platforms such as Twitter. On Twitter, users can…

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Why the whole world has seen Gangnam style

Have you ever wondered what makes a video go viral? Or how it is possible that they can spread so…

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Lo & Behold: Werner Herzog’s take on the Internet

Filmmaker Werner Herzog’s documentaries are instantly recognizable by their slow, Germanically inflected voice-over, which champions the bleakest of world-views. Here…

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