Dr. Vint Cerf is an internet pioneer commonly known as one of the “father’s of the internet.” He co-designed the TCP/IP protocols, which lie at the heart of the internet. Vint is currently the Chief Internet evangelist at Google. Among many other accolades, Vint has received the Turing award, presidential medal of freedom and the national medal of technology. In our conversation with Vint, we cover: the significance of the internet as a technology, building blocks of the internet, the internet’s product-market fit and how it enables permissionless innovation, current challenges and what the future may hold. About and from Vint Cerf: Wikipedia: Vint CerfTwitterInternet Hall of Fame Assorted Links: TCP/IP Tussle in Cyberspace: Defining Tomorrow’s Internet Internet governance Internet fragmentation Bundle Protocol Specification Bobiverse Series by Dennis Taylor Behave by Podolsky  Asimov Open Scott Card Luminary Podcast: Visit us:  https://www.luminary.fmFollow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/luminaryfmLuminary on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/luminary-fm  Music: Music used in this podcast: Simplex Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0Chipper Doodle Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 The post Vint Cerf on the internet and its building blocks appeared first on Luminary.fm.