Determining the least expensive path for a new subway line underneath a metropolis like New York City is a colossal planning challenge—involving thousands of potential routes through hundreds of city ...

All around us are elements forged in stars, from the nickel and copper in coins to the gold and silver in jewelry. Scientists ...

It’s useful to think of our engagement with algorithms as a social contract. Political theorists have long used the social contract as a device to explain why individuals submit to the authority of a ...