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The Prize was announced this morning and the laureates are Alvin E. Roth of Harvard University and Harvard Business School and Lloyd S. Shapley of the University of California, Los Angeles. The work they have been honoured for concerns matching problems

The process of music composition can be, at times, a severely trying exercise. There seem to be endless techniques and approaches that a composer can use to further their artistic pursuits. One particular method may seem ...

Ever wondered how you were supposed to keep up with the never-ending stream of content and data in your life? Not to worry, the elves of the Internet are busy at work, creating everything from magical little algorithms that automatically execute basic tasks to sophisticated utility apps that run in the background, taking care of all the minutiae in your daily life. Forget about hiring a personal assistant, you can “hire” off-the-shelf algorithms and digital apps that do all the heavy lifting for you. If that doesn't work, just ask Siri. Your life is an algorithm, your brain is an operating system, now go get some sleep.

Mathematical tools pry clandestine information from hidden realm of the Internet...

Is it possible for a computer to know what makes us fall in love? Online dating websites are in pursuit of the perfect algorithm.

Even the most acclaimed newspapers in the country are downsizing their newsrooms or suspending home delivery of physical newspapers. Even after embracing social media, newspapers are still struggling with paywalls and subscriptions. As a result, the typical argument calls for supporting newspapers historically have been based on the idea of newspapers as a sort of civic institution that we, as a society, must preserve in the name of ideals (always capitalized) like Truth. But what if, instead, we begin to think of newspapers in perhaps a more mundane manner -- as algorithms for solving problems?

The way people copy each other's linguistic style reveals their pecking order.

Computer scientists at Wake Forest University are using a genetically-inspired algorithm that proactively discovers more secure computer network configurations...

I was asked about a year ago at a talk about energy what I was doing about the other large social problems, namely health care and education.

Each year, hurricanes cause tremendous destruction across the globe.

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fascinating hypothesis in the field of artificial intelligence is that the human brain implements a "general-purpose" learning algorithm. This may explain why humans can learn to do so many different things--ranging from tying shoelaces; to driving cars; to solving algebra problems.

In this project, neuroscientists are testing the hypothesis, "Is there a general-purpose learning algorithm?" Currently, the programmed computer already exhibits behavior very similar to what's observed in the biological brain when processing sight, sound or touch, suggesting that the researchers are on the right track toward a general-purpose learning algorithm.