Have you ever considered learning computer programming? Chances are you haven't. Computer programming is something everyone can do, but most people don't realize how easy and rewarding it is. Computer ...

Programmers normally want to minimize the time their code takes to execute. But in 1962, the Hungarian mathematician Tibor Radó posed the opposite problem. He asked: How long can a simple computer ...

Computer scientists have invented a highly effective, yet incredibly simple, algorithm to decide which items to toss from a web cache to make room for new ones. Computer scientists have invented a ...

As you may recall, my current “project du jour” is the Heath Robinson Rube Goldberg (HRRG) Mixed Technology Computer. The idea is to build a simple computer as a collection of glass-fronted wooden ...

The goal of the “busy beaver” game is to find the longest-running computer program. Its pursuit has surprising connections to some of the most profound questions and concepts in mathematics.

Scientists are already exploring using ChatGPT and similar artificial intelligence models in writing research papers, reviews, and grant applications. But how these bots will affect scientific ...

A logo for SIEVE, created by Yazhuo Zhang, portrays hotter objects in shades of red and colder ones in shades of blue. Zhang also designed a web site for SIEVE, including a motion graphic ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. In a paper published in PNAS, physicists from Leiden University in the Netherlands have used a piece of corrugated rubber as a computer. The rubber is ...