More than ever, even highly skilled workers find themselves being evaluated, rewarded, and punished by opaque algorithms. A new book, Inside the Invisible Cage, investigates. In this excerpt from the ...

Hey, I'm currently an undergrad studying Bioinformatics and I was wondering if you guys know of any good books that describe scientific algorithms. I know this is probably a broad topic, but I'm ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Computer scientists often deal with abstract problems that are hard to comprehend, but an exciting new algorithm matters to anyone who ...

So far the books in this selection have covered the big ideas underlying computer science and programming. The next group of books are all about algorithms, so approach the theory of programming ...

Algorithm books aren’t entirely new, but this one is a little different. A standard algorithm book simply presents common or classic algorithms to do a range of things in the language of choice. Some ...

The library sorting problem is used across computer science for organizing far more than just books. A new solution is less than a page-width away from the theoretical ideal. Click to tell Google to ...

Bora Durmuşoğlu's new book, 'The Softest Power,' delves into how AI algorithms and digital platforms shape children's ...

Have you been listening to more music and enjoying it less? David Macias thinks he knows what might ail you: an over-reliance ...