Teaching Nerds to Talk

The age of the algorithm is upon us and technical knowledge rules the day. However, without proper communication there is no opportunity for teaching and learning. At MIT I taught 6.UAT, an oral communication course that might as well by titled Teaching Nerds to Talk.

Here’s a classic video from a lecture where I explain the specifics behind peer-to-peer file sharing (think BitTorrent, Soulseek, Napster, and Kazaa). I’m surprised how well a 2008 talk holds up today, where P2P is still a large percentage of internet traffic.