Net Neutrality
A principle that boils down to a simple question: should the company that provides your internet connection also get to decide which websites load fastest?
Cloud Computing
"The cloud" isn't floating anywhere. It's real data centers packed with servers, sitting in specific places on the map.
Wi-Fi
Invisible radio waves, a pun on hi-fi, and the reason your living room has a worse signal than your kitchen.
How Search Engines Work
Before a search engine can answer you, automated crawlers have already followed links across the web to find, store, and sort pages.
How the Internet Works
A "cloud" that, underneath all the wireless-feeling convenience, ultimately runs through physical fiber-optic cables laid across the ocean floor.
Social Media Algorithms
A system that quietly runs a personalized experiment on every single user, constantly testing what keeps you scrolling just a little bit longer.