## Google PageRank: how search engines bring order to the Web'

A crucial innovation of Google was a mathematically quite simple but powerful algorithm called PageRank.

## The quantum Internet - A glimpse into the future

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

## "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…

## 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…

## 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…

## 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…

## 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…

## 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…