The global computer network is the realm between the physical and the metaphysical? Before the Web existed a bunch of metaphysical ideas were and still are generally accepted as being true.

Disclaimer: the following posting for the Webandrank blog is based on the research paper titled “Web Service Ranking in Service Networks” by John Gekas, accepted at the 3rd European Semantic Web Conference (ESWC 2006), as well as other copyrighted material, referenced at the end of the posting. For more information on the presented subjects and [...]

I have been a keen follower of TED since I discovered them at University. My friend recommended to me TED (technology entertainment design) talks, which are ‘riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world’. There tag line ‘ideas worth spreading’ I think sums up the philosophy of this organisation. I have watched many of [...]

The human ability to invent technology as labour-saving devices or ways to help us relax is probably the biggest defining factor between us and the rest of the animal world. From the first time one of our monkey ancestors picked up a club, to the CERN institute smashing large hadrons together, man has a subconscious [...]