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- The internet is the most technically complex system humanity has ever built. Jim Kurose, Professor at UMass Amherst, has been challenged to explain the internet to 5 different people; a child, a teen, a college student, a grad student, and an expert.
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Mr. Kurose's textbooks are legendary. He taught for millions. A good man.
I just stumbled on this video and was blown away that he in in it... I'm currently taking a computer networking course in Texas an we're using Kurose's material for most of the class.
@@tannerblake7745he also has youtube video classes!
As a Dad of a youngster I have to say this guy is an amazing teacher when dealing with the first young lady. She was so bright
When she was talking about routing and getting around broken/messed up links it made me so very happy.
i have seen 25 year olds struggle with coming up with the "one of the nodes may break" answer, she is very intelligent
always surprised by asians, theyre always so smart.
@@vectoralphaSec why bring in her race? Just talk about the person...
You could see he was enthralled and slightly astounded by the acuteness of her response.
I’m a UMass Amherst student and I’ve taken classes with Jim. He’s a amazing professor!
I'm a prospective student and that's so cool to hear! :)
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ahhhh it felt good to correct a smarty pants :P
@@patriciamb90how are they a “ smarty pants” all they did was say they want to attend a college. Also they were right, you only use an if the word after it starts with a vowel and p is a Constant
@brodynwilson4589 I assume he was talking to the original poster. "A amazing". Still shows some insecurity on his part that he feels that a random college student is a "smarty-parts". Inferiority complex much?
@@metzli5797 oh lmao, that makes more sense.
I like how as he moves up the levels it's less of him explaining and more asking questions and listening.
I picked up on this too and it is the sign of an ever-learning and humble person. Inspirational man.
For other readers who may be interested, this is described by some as a Socratic teaching method. It's a practice widely employed in professional programs of study, such as law, medicine, and computer science, but also by some schools at the undergraduate level. The idea is to teach the student how to learn by using a series of ever more precise questions to guide them to an inescapable conclusion. It's extremely effective, especially at higher levels where students may know quite a bit, sometimes more than the professor in certain areas of the subject.
His body language changed with each level too. Just look at his legs and feet.🙂
I disagree. He asked skylar way more than the teen!!
I'm a network engineer and I wanted to put here a cool little bit of information for you all.
The internet mostly runs on a protocol called TCP (transmission control protocol)
This protocol is part of the 7 layers of the OSI (open systems interconnect) model.
the layers are 1. physical 2. data 3. network 4. transport 5. session 6. presentation 7. application
When I was first learning about these layers I came up with the perfect acronym to remember it and i've never forgotten 25 years on.
"People Don't Need To See People Anymore"
Physical data network transport session presentation application
PDNTSPA
Because of the internet - people don't need to see people anymore.
I’ll remember this. Thank you
That is great. Thank you
I wish I had learned that (or a similar) acronym when I was learning those layers
Wow, the acronym really suits it!
You should be hired at NASA for your acronym making skills.
I have Mr. Kurose's textbook as an electrical engineering student and it is excellent. He is an amazing teacher.
Me too dude! Thanks for bringing that up I wouldn't have realized.
I don't know about you but that Knock Knock joke was such a nice analogy and really stresses what a good communication skill this Prof has.
Yeah I agree that was a really efficient way of experiencing what it means to accept and understand a protocol, both how he asked her about asking a joke (like a request to connect to a server) and then running through the joke (and how she understood innately how to process that type of joke just like SMTP servers know the standard sequence of events for sending or checking mail).
Skylar ( the 1st girl ) already understands the internet - on her own - and is very bright. She deduced the point of it right away - ( multiple nodes in case of one not working ) and even understood conservation of energy / time and productivity goals. She likely understands the internet WAY better than the majority of the population. ( I will also point out that one of the original goals was to create something that had so many nodes on it that people could still communicate in the event of a catastrophe ) See DARPA etc . . You could also see the interviewer laughing and being a bit shocked at her deep level of understanding she worked out on her own and mentioned right away.
Maybe she knew she was being asked about this topic?
LETS GOOOOOO THAT'S MY NETWORK PROFESSOR
Used Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach in my networking course in college. Great book written by Dr. Kurose, thank you!
I took a course in uni where I read Kurose's book "Computer Networking". It's so heartwarming to see him so passionately break down the complex procedures that go into understanding the internet on a level that non-tech savvy people can understand. I have respect for people at the top of their field, but an immensely larger respect for people who have the capacity to educate even the least knowledgable people about their field. Way to be, Jim, way to be
I love how I learned the most at level 1 with the child for some reason 🤯
I’m a network engineer and there are times where I’m like “am I really understanding what exactly that I’m doing?” but in the conversation with the expert, I understand everything and can relate to most of the topics!
He was my professor. The class was awesome.
you lucky guy! may I ask you which class he imparted?
@@feri_chan Computer Networks. I took it last summer and got an A on it!
I am a Comp Eng undergraduate in Brasil and I have been following professor Kurose's classes! He really is a big reference in the area. Besides being an amazing teacher!
I love the way Jim spoke to the child, easily understood without condescending, you can tell he's a great teacher
wonderful! The speed of change is amazing. I've been in IT since 1980, and you can't even fathom really how very far things have come. It started changing, and then changes happened faster and faster, exponentially. I'm happy to be a newly retired developer, lol. Enough learning new language/processes, etc., every year. :)
I took Jim's class last semester! Lovely human and amazing teacher. So happy to see him on WIRED
Which class was it? I can't seem to find any of his classes at UMass.
@@maxeeem info 203: a networked world
Also CS453
he deserves to be called a professor, lol.
@@ellomate.. 🙄🙄
In 10:35 I believe the uni student was referencing the OSI model which has 7 layers and explains theoretically how devices exchange data over the internet. As an IT Pro with 10 years od exp, I had some great takeaways here. Amazing video 👏🏾
I know im six months late but in case you see this i think this could be a very cool bit of information! What the college student was reffering to here was actually the private encryption keys that ICANN has associated with the "trust anchor" (the public encryption key for the entire internet). Essentially there is a harddrive locked away in an ICANN building that is only accessible with certain key cards that are locked in seven different physical boxes, requiring "seven keys".
There is a really great video i watched about it a while back called "The seven people who can turn off the internet" by the channel named Half as Interesting that talks about it!
Prof. Kurose is the best listener I've witnessed in ages.👏👍✌
So cool to see professor kurose's explanations at each level of difficulty. He's such a patient and effective communicator!
WIRED please bring more Educational Episodes like these I loved it.💙
He was so impressed with Skylar it was really cute!
the most "wired" talk of this series
2:29 Scarlet completely nailing the question about network routing redundancy was like... This girl's going places
"Why won't we take the shortest path?"
"The road is blocked, dude. We need to find another route."
The professor sure is outstanding but Skylar is indeed very smart kid for that age
If you want to learn more: I can highly recommend typing his name into youtube. He has a quite extensive series explaining the internet in more detail!
Even though Im not in Dr. Kurose class but he has taught me computer networks through his videos. I love his analogies to real life and his enthusiasm in teaching
Literally spent last night reading Dr. Kurose textbook yesterday for my Endsems today, and here he is on wired. amazing man
This guy wrote the textbook in my networking class, great teacher!
I'm taking a Computer networks class right now, and we are using his book/slides. And since covid happened, he made online videos explaining them for free. Such a beast, mans is goated!
His way of explantion and understanding on that subject is actually very inspiring to me
As a Network Engineer, this video is gold!
I’m at time 3:08 : 1st of this kid is smarter than I am . 2 the professor “s tone and approach o far is extraordinary, top notch scientist and educator
The discussion on SDN was good. As someone who does it in their day job, I would strongly recommend anyone looking to get into a networking career to have SDN knowledge/experience.
The core CS fundamentals: Networking, OS and basic DataStructures & Algorithms are always the most interesting subjects. Sadly it took me years to finally understand this simple fact.
timestamps:
00:00 - 00:26 -> intro
00:26 - 03:56 -> kid
03:56 - 08:07 -> teen
08:07 - 17:07 -> college student
17:07 - 23:30 -> expert
23:30 - 23:46 -> outro
This is one of my FAVORITE series!!! Thank you Wired!!!
Jim is an excellent teacher. Im also following his video tutorials for one of my master course works. He explains complex concepts precisely and to the point
I thought i was wrong when seeing the thumbnail, but i just remembered that my professor used Mr. Kurose's lecture videos in our class when he was absent, salute 👍🏻
He's currently one of my Professors, kind of cool seeing him here.
Wow glad to see Prof. Kurose here! His Top Down Approach to Computer Networking book is literally a masterpiece for IT students.
I actually got A and A- with two courses on internet with this professor's textbook. Props to him!
Amazing discussion. I appreciate the information. My skills are dated, but I understood the essence of each discussion. Thanks.
This was exceptional at all levels. It emphasizes how important a good teach is, when explaining complex concepts.
Its great to see Jim Kurose. Read his Top Down Approach Book. His lectures are also pretty interesting.
Other people: What's your phone number/instagram?
Computer scientist: What's your IP Address?
at 2:37 he was like: "Woah this kid is a genius." XD
This guy and his colleague are probably the coolest guys for almost anyone taking a networking course with their wonderful topdown approach book.
It's funny how college undergrad level is the same as it was in the late 90s. Back then you'd know the basic nuts and bolts of the network, provided you were paying the slightest bit of attention, simply because it was in its infancy, and there was a bulk of highly visible information about how the system worked. Kids today haven't been told about what's under the hood.
Yes while it's unfortunate, I guess that's evolution of all inventions right? At the start you have to be technical to use it and it takes effort
@@monzerfaisal3673 indeed
I think the best thing for anyone to see is the interchange closet at a large network operations center (NOC) or data center. To me that is the best tangible interpretation of the "internet", as it shows the real life facts of how basically different large network owners agree to connect to each other freely to allow this greater whole to occur.
massive respect to anyone who is studying this type of subject.. i could never
This is actually pretty good.
Dr Kurose wrote THE textbook for any undergraduate level networks course. Great to see him here!
The six year old had a better idea of BGP or even OSPF than the teen when she alluded to redundancy. LOL. Level 3 seemed lost at the end in regards to contention ratios. It's amazing because I've got a three year old nephew and I feel like by the time he's my age, he's gonna be way far ahead of where I am now, just due to the technology he's grown up with.
Dr Kurose is a legend. His video series on Computer Networking is worth watching.
I hope they can do a 5 levels video on cyber security. I think it's quite a big topic and it'll be interesting to see it explained in the different levels of depth
In my time studying to become a network engineer, i have never met a lecturer/professor, who was not an embarrasing dad type who you can't help but instantly fall in love with
Fantastic progression in depth of breadth! The conversations are all excellent. Thank you!
So thankful to have him as my professor right now at Umass
I love this series on wired, humbles me every time!
He’s so great!! Wish more people were as curious and patient like he is!
ALWAYS love hearing "data" treated as a plural when conjugating the verb.
Great Job Skylar you are smart as always !👏
Imagine the little girl being a professor at UMass
The hair, the glasses, and the blue shirt all make him look like he works at genius bar. The only difference is he's actually genius.
Skylar is very bright and naturally curious. She’ll be great in whatever field interests her!
The Internet is the Greatest Invention to date. Thank You, Bob Kahn and Vint Cerf. 🇺🇸
I disagree
Bold statement. Idk about best. The internal combustion has done a lot of good. As has soap, electricity, and penicillin.
No bitcoin is a better invention 😜
In fact without agriculture we would still be walking across the planet for food, I think IT is the most important invention of the humanity
@@zbatchDOC Let's not forget refrigeration, synthetic fertilizers and wastewater treatment.....! 🤔✌🏼😎
Make a episode on economics explained in 5 levels ✍️🙏
Brilliant expositions - at ALL levels - as usual! The smart kids questions and insights are delightful - as usual! 👏🏻👏🏻
the best video that i have watched concerning the internet so far .
Wish this professor could teach me everything. He's awesome
Costa Rica hasn't shifted to Singapore, nyc ; eurasia. However, refineries
The best of the series to date, hands down
15:46 skew of edge-compute with cartography coders, malls-state have retention value
i like the first explanation on this format always best!
😮😮😮😮😮 I had him as a Prof
Awesome Video
Keep on uploading educational videos like this
Welp time to sign up for his course next semester
Dr. Kurose is a Takumi in network world. If you are studying in UMass, I recommend you to take his INFO203 as a network intro course.
Great video thanks for the upload!
This was cool to watch as a UMass alum :) Clarifying question: 'flattening' of the internet is bad, right? Good in the sense that you might have to jump fewer networks / speeds might be faster, but bad because then ownership is less decentralized?
Also, would love to see the two experts explain VPNs!
I'm a computer expert but not in networking. Everything is interesting in this video but the most interesting in my opinion is When Things become more agnostic meaning they are not locked into a single governing entity or governing device over Hardware or software like has been in the past
grad student is going places
I'd tell you a UDP joke but you might not get it.
Lol, happens to me before
Why i wouldn't get it........
Oh
here’s a TCP joke:
did you get it? Are you sure? I just wanna make sure
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I was studying Data Communications this semester and using his textbook taking the top down approach and it's a really cool txtbook, used it together with his TH-cam videos ♥️👌
Wired never fails to entertain us
At 10:35 when the guy asks about "7 keys" to the internet I think he meant 7 layers of the OSI model.
Great teacher!
You guys need to do Gödel’s incompleteness theorem
9:58 entropy-state ; -->>abstraction
The child was more observant than many adults I know 💀
The grad student should look into PKI for the IoT devices. Then you wouldn't need to constantly setup when you move.
Does the innernet have any relation to the internet?
The way he described the internet to Skylar was actually REALLY good. I’m impressed. Kinda surprised Nicholas didn’t know about ARPANET, especially as a comp sci student. Also, Nicholas probably watched this video when he mentioned the “seven keys to the internet” - th-cam.com/video/6KDBpn8fW78/w-d-xo.html
No offense to him but the compsci student didn't seem to have any clue whatsoever.
I worry about some of the things that were surprising that final year undergrad
Level 2
Q: how is it so fast?
A: it's like a route system and there are intersections...
Just like when I was in college. Brilliant and useful answer...just not to my question.
And then in the test: if router A have a throughput of X and line B have a length of Y, what is the reliability of your neighbours HDD?
Agreed he should have mentioned cdn
7:26 - I was surprised to learn that Netflix use TCP instead of UDP.
very very sympathic professor!!!
but skylar is also very very smart!!
The way he explained it to the child was the most comprehensive, you dont need more information about how the internet works than that.