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 ...

Kyle Chayka, Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture, Doubleday Books, 2024 (image courtesy Doubleday Books) In Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture, journalist and writer Kyle Chayka ...

Three new books warn against turning into the person the algorithm thinks you are. Like a lot of Netflix subscribers, I find that my personal feed tends to be hit or miss. Usually more miss. The ...