Algorithms are all around us, governing everything from the recipes we use to cook dinner to the routes our navigational systems suggest we take to avoid traffic. But what exactly is an algorithm? In ...

Brian Christian is an acclaimed author and researcher whose work explores the human implications of computer science. He is best known for his bestselling series of books: The Most Human Human, ...

Amazon has been accused of helping to spread dangerous conspiracy theories and racist propaganda via its algorithms suggesting further reading for customers. A report from think tank the Institute for ...

Following 2014’s An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments, computer scientist Almossawi takes another crack at explaining logic to the masses, this time with less success. He attempts to acquaint readers ...

SEATTLE — As vaccine misinformation has prompted some to say they will refuse to be inoculated against the coronavirus, the world’s largest online retailer remains a hotbed for anti-vaccination ...