IP: First Cells, Then Species, Now the Web

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

> From: "Mike Anderson" <manders3 () columbus rr com>
>
> Dave,
>
> This is a pretty interesting exploration of some current network theories I
> thought you might like to pass along to IP.
>
> Mike
>
> December 26, 2000
> First Cells, Then Species, Now the Web
> By GEORGE JOHNSON
>
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> As the Internet continues to proliferate, it has become natural to think of
> it biologically - as a flourishing ecosystem of computers or a sprawling
> brain of Pentium-powered neurons. However you mix and match metaphors, it is
> hard to escape the eerie feeling that an alien presence has fallen to earth,
> confronting scientists with something new to prod and understand.
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/26/science/26WEBS.html?pagewanted=all



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