One key buzzword these days is "algorithm", which technically means any computational formula but which has come to mean a formula that predicts our behaviour. Amazon and Netflix have algorithms that ...

People rely on algorithms to help with all kinds of decisions, from what to read online to how to get to work. But for some decisions, many of us still feel that human judgement is preferable to an ...

Noah Giansiracusa asks: How nutritious is your social media diet? Containing too much social media 'junk food,' he notes for Science News Explores, can have deleterious effects, and so individuals ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. JOE: I am the algorithm. WREN: The algorithm? JOE: Yes. The algorithm. I know you better than anyone ...