We’re entering an era in which the way software interacts with the world is so hidden and complex that researchers need to start studying algorithms the way we study animals. That’s according to MIT ...

If you're seeing the same types of stories repeatedly on your social media feeds, you're not alone, and it's due to something called an "algorithm.""It's a series of steps that a computer follows in ...

A University of Maryland professor examines the inner workings of algorithms, The Washington Post begins to encrypt its website and more in this week's Digital Media Mash Up, produced by the Center ...