Tubes
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What’s it about?
A journalist travels the world to touch the cables, visit the data centers, and meet the people who build and maintain the physical infrastructure of the internet.
You’ll learn
- The internet is a physical network of cables and buildings
- Data travels through fiber optic cables under oceans and streets
- Internet exchange points are where networks physically connect
- The network is both fragile and resilient by design