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.

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. Computer scientists often ...

An algorithm that predicts bestselling books has awarded a perfect score to The Circle by Dave Eggers, a book that just so happens to be a dystopian satire of life in Silicon Valley. Hmm. Said ...

Though Chayka focuses on the effects algorithms have on culture, his book is perhaps most acute in its consideration of algorithms’ effects on individuals—namely, the way the internet is ...

Two Amazon Merchants. Two different pricing algorithms. One seemingly normal book. This perfect storm of competitiveness lead to a twenty-three million dollar list price for a standard academic book.