A computer algorithm modeled after the human brain haslearned how to recognize different galaxy types ranging from spiral toelliptical, and can now help flesh-and-blood stargazers with the daunting ...

When you’re trying to learn how an algorithm works, it’s not always easy to visualize what’s going on. Well, except for maybe binary sort, thanks to the phone book. Professor [thatguyer] is a computer ...

We don’t need to tell you that data can be beautiful—but the process of putting it in order can look pretty darn good, too. A new site called SORTING aims to make people aware of just how elegant some ...