When the world first saw the glowing orange ring of a black hole, it was not just a pretty picture. It was the visual proof ...

Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to ...

The key distinction between IT and Computer Science is in their focus and responsibility: the former is application-oriented, ...

In a sense, it sounds like that’s another facet of computational thinking that’s more relevant in the age of AI—the abstractions of statistics and probability in addition to algorithms and data ...

Neuromorphic computers, inspired by the architecture of the human brain, are proving surprisingly adept at solving complex ...

One day in November, a product strategist we’ll call Michelle (not her real name), logged into her LinkedIn account and switched her gender to male. She also changed her name to Michael, she told ...

Quantum computers are coming. And when they arrive, they are going to upend the way we protect sensitive data. Unlike classical computers, quantum computers harness quantum mechanical effects — like ...

ABSTRACT: The golden age of digital chips seems to be coming to an end. For decades, we have relied on making transistors smaller and increasing clock speeds to improve performance. However, when chip ...

Progress in AI has been breathtaking in the past year. These innovators are employing it to redefine entire fields, and to make sure it’s safe to use. Richard Zhang, 34, a senior research scientist at ...

Children often surprise us with their natural problem-solving skills. A new study shows that they can discover efficient algorithms on their own. Researchers Huiwen Alex Yang, Bill D. Thompson, and ...

Some of Julie York’s high school computer science students are worried about what generative artificial intelligence will mean for future careers in the tech industry. If generative AI can code, then ...