Graphs are everywhere. In discrete mathematics, they are structures that show the connections between points, much like a public transportation network. Mathematicians have long sought to develop ...

Thank you for printing the lively article “A Storied Approach to Operations Research” (Notes from Academe, June 14), about Gene Woolsey of the Colorado School of Mines. ... I was especially struck by ...

In the early days of computing, there was an acronym: GIGO. It stands for Garbage In, Garbage Out. The few people in the mainframe industry understood that if the data going into the system wasn’t ...

Originally designed to drive revenue on social media platforms, recommendation algorithms are now making it easier to promote extreme content. Addressing this problem will require more than a ...

Racial discrimination by algorithms or by people is harmful — but that’s where the similarities end. By Sendhil Mullainathan In one study published 15 years ago, two people applied for a job. Their ...