Curious Minds: The Internet

Episode 2

Balancing Privacy and National Security

Nuala O'Connor, Internet and technology expert, discusses the role of governments in managing online threats and protecting its citizens.

Episode 3

Can The Internet Limit Decision Making

Nuala O'Connor, Internet and technology expert, warns on the impact that targeted digital advertising can have on our decisions.

Episode 4

Could We Send Emotions Over The Net?

Will the "Brainet" be the next itineration of the Internet? Michio Kaku, famed theoretical physicist and founder of string field theory, shares his view on the next evolutionary step of the Internet.

Episode 5

How Do You Define The Internet?

Vint Cerf, one of the "fathers of the Internet," defines what today's net means to him.

Episode 6

The Human Face Of Big Data

Photojournalist Rick Smolan explores the vast web of interconnected sensors that are forming a planetary central nervous system -- a global mind.

Episode 7

Internet And Privacy

Nuala O'Connor, Internet and technology expert, warns about the consequences of over sharing personal information online.

Episode 8

Is The Internet In Danger?

Vint Cerf, Google's Chief "Internet Evangelist," explores the biggest threat to the net's existence.

Episode 9

Mission Of The Center For Democracy And Technology

Nuala O'Connor, Internet and technology expert, discusses the mission of the Center for Democracy and Technology.

Episode 10

Protecting Web Anonymity

Nuala O'Connor, Internet and technology expert, explains the need for internet anonymity in certain situations.

Episode 11

Should The Internet Remain Open?

Nuala O'Connor, Internet and technology expert, evaluates the dangers of a limited and controlled internet.

Episode 12

The Dark Side Of The Internet

Vint Cerf, one of the "fathers of the Internet," explores the net's dark side.

Episode 13

The Power of the Internet

Ted Leonsis, entrepreneur and venture capital investor, discusses how the Internet is reshaping our world and personal interactions.

Episode 14

What Is Net Neutrality?

Vint Cerf, Google's Chief Internet Evangelist," explores the meaning of "net neutrality."

Episode 15

What Is Net Neutrality?

Nuala O'Connor, Internet and technology expert, discusses the concept of Net Neutrality and the debate over the issue.

Episode 16

What's The Future Of The Internet?

Vint Cerf, one of the "fathers of the Internet," predicts the future of his creation.

Episode 17

Birth Of The Commercial Internet

Vint Cerf, Google's Chief Internet Evangelist, describes how he convinced the U.S. government to open up its early internet service to the masses.