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7 FINAL Research
PS 2: Interface
1. What natural phenomena could be used as a metaphor for the web?
A segment of the nervous system, connecting neurons to eachother via electrochemical signals:
A Xenopus frog disperses pigment granules (pictured below as red dots) among its cells in order to darken its skin:
This is an image of electrons entering a semiconductor crystal and radiating outward from it. It is reminiscent of the interconnecting facets of information which combine to create the web:
The ordered structure of stem cells, pictured below, is analogous to the complex architecture of the internet:
2. Map of the Web
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