The deluge has many scientists turning to artificial intelligence for help. With minimal human input, AI systems such as artificial neural networks—computer-simulated networks of neurons that mimic ...

Data science and machine learning algorithms can help us form probabilistic forecasts of things like sporting events.

Can we ever really trust algorithms to make decisions for us? Previous research has proved these programs can reinforce society’s harmful biases, but the problems go beyond that. A new study shows how ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Last week, newly elected U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made headlines when she said, as part ...

Artificial intelligence and machine learning systems are gaining a lot of ground in healthcare, with everyone from tech giants like Google and Amazon to startup companies building systems for ...

UC Santa Cruz will join three other institutions to establish a transdisciplinary research institute bringing together mathematicians, statisticians, and theoretical computer scientists to develop the ...

A study published last November in Science confirmed what many observers of digital politics have long suspected: feed ...

The color palettes extracted from fine art paintings. The study of color is undergoing a revolution. Until now, color theory has been little more than a collection of ideas based loosely on science.

The model of democracy in the 1920s is sometimes called “the melting pot” – the dissolution of different cultures into an American soup. An update for the 2020s might be “open source,” where cultural ...

ALAN MISLOVE studies algorithms. Recently, his research at Northeastern University, in Boston, has shown that Facebook’s software was leaking users’ phone numbers to advertisers. He has also found new ...

In California, an algorithm now determines who gets bail. Credit: Wikimedia Commons Last month, California passed a bill ending the use of cash bail. Instead of waiting in jail or putting down a cash ...