TechnologyOctober 26, 2010
Not Neutrality?: U.S. Weighs Options for Turbo-Boosting Nation's Broadband into the 21st Century
International governments and ISPs gather at Columbia University to discuss speeds and limits of data networks
Net Neutrality and the Open Internet
The debate over so-called "net neutrality" has raged for more than a decade between tech entrepreneurs and the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) who deliver digital content to our computers and mobile devices. Scientific American takes a look at the FCC's proposed plans and clarifies what’s at stake for internet users.
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ComputingOctober 1, 2010
Why Broadband Service in the U.S. Is So Awful
And one step that could change it
TechnologyAugust 31, 2010
Re-thinking the Internet with security and mobility in mind
February 22, 2010
The (good and bad) future of the Internet
TechnologyAugust 1, 2006
Keep the Net Neutral
TechnologyMay 31, 2006
Future of the Internet: Net Neutrality, the Semantic Web, plus some comments on science by the mayor of New York.
In this episode, Jeff Chester, executive director of the Center for Digital Democracy, talks about legislation that will decide the future of "network neutrality." Net neutrality means that transmission rates to and from all websites are the same, rather than some websites being able to steer traffic their way through faster rates. Also, Tim Berners-Lee spoke at the 15th International World Wide Web Conference, which took place last week in Scotland. The inventor of the web talked about net neutrality and the semantic web, whereby computers will sync their info about us seamlessly, saving us the work. Plus, New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg made a strong, pro-science speech last week, and we'll hear a highlight. Finally, we'll test your knowledge about some other recent science in the news. Websites mentioned on this podcast include Center for Digital Democracy www.democraticmedia.org, Pro-net neutrality www.savetheinternet.com, Anti-net neutrality www.handsoff.org, World Wide Web conference www.www2006.org, Berners-Lee Scientific American article on the Semantic Web http://tinyurl.com/9w34, Mayor Bloomberg's pro-science speech http://tinyurl.com/lrvof, Scientific American http://blog.sciam.com, Scientific American website www.sciam.com.