How does the internet work?

Brains On! Science podcast for kids

American Public Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.4 • 13.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

The internet can feel like magic. You send a video of a squirrel eating an acorn to your friends and BOOM! A few seconds later, they can watch it! But how does the internet actually work?

In today’s episode, Molly and co-host Kayson take a tour of the internet. They find out where information on the internet is stored and how that information moves around the world using long skinny cables on the ocean floor! They also call on Shark Manchez the computer hacker to explain the secret language computers speak. Plus, another tricky mystery sound!

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Transcript

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0:00.0	You're listening to Brainson, where we're serious about being curious.
0:05.0	Brainson is supported in part by a grant from the National Science Foundation.
0:12.0	Hey, Squirrelirlethen!
0:14.0	Oh, hey, Squirlefer.
0:15.0	What are you up to today?
0:17.0	Oh, you know, eating some acorns, gathering some acorns, bearing some acorns,
0:21.0	being a squirrel. How about you?
0:23.5	Oh, me, I got big plans, really big plans.
0:27.4	This is where I'm supposed to ask you what your big plans are, right?
0:30.7	Yes, oh, thank you for asking. I'm going to become the most famous squirrel in the world.
0:37.0	By collecting the most acorns? Oh, no, better than that. I'm going to start in a video that humans will not be able to resist.
0:44.7	They will watch it.
0:46.0	They will laugh, and they will share it with all of their human friends.
0:49.9	And it'll be a video of me.
0:52.1	Doing what? Collecting acorns?
0:54.0	Oh, no.
0:55.0	See that guy sitting on that bench?
0:57.0	And you see how he's waving to his friend taking a video of him?
1:00.0	Uh-huh.
1:01.0	And do you see how he's also holding an ice cream cone in one hand?
1:04.0	Uh huh.
1:05.0	Well, while he's distracted waving for the video, I'm going to grab the ice cream.
	...

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