Regarding the Jan. 22 article, “Fiasco revealed flaws in the system. Do other states do it better?”, the solution to the redistricting problem should be obvious by now. What we need is a computer ...

In Alexandre Dumas’s classic novel The Count of Monte Cristo, a character named Monsieur Noirtier de Villefort suffers a terrible stroke that leaves him paralyzed. Though he remains awake and aware, ...

Mashable’s series Algorithms explores the mysterious lines of code that increasingly control our lives — and our futures. “The Algorithm” is impenetrable. It’s mysterious, it’s all-knowing, it’s ...

BEERSHEBA, Israel (Reuters) - Researchers in Israel say they have developed a computer program that can decipher previously unreadable ancient texts and possibly lead the way to a Google-like search ...

A columnist finally writes about how a legislative map can be redrawn and doesn’t just tell us that our current maps are rigged (“Want fair elections? Use artificial intelligence” Oct. 1). The words ...

Scientists say they’ve developed a framework to make computer algorithms “safer” to use without creating bias based on race, gender or other factors. The trick, they say, is to make it possible for ...