A machine learning expert predicts a new balance between human and machine intelligence is on the horizon. For that to be good news, researchers need to figure out how to design algorithms that ...

This programmer didn't know what to do for her thesis--so she designed a computer program that would tell her.

The algorithms of sextech promise to optimize your sex life. But algorithms' relationship with sex, from social media to smart sex toys, is complicated.

Understanding how Twitter's algorithm works is the first step toward standing out from among the torrent of tweets--nearly 6,000 each second.

We don’t need to tell you that data can be beautiful—but the process of putting it in order can look pretty darn good, too. A new site called SORTING aims to make people aware of just how ...

Often, when there’s talk about algorithms and journalism, the focus is on how to use algorithms to help publishers share content better and make more money. There’s the unending debate, for example, ...

Algorithms Can Make Good Co-Workers The robots aren’t going to replace humans—we’ll just all work together.