Social media companies and their respective algorithms have repeatedly been accused of fueling political polarization by promoting divisive content on their platforms. Now, two U.S. Senators have ...

Learn how to implement the K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN) algorithm from scratch in Python! This tutorial covers the theory, coding process, and practical examples to help you understand how KNN works ...

Over a decade after introducing students to the fundamentals of computer science through its Hour of Code campaign, education nonprofit Code.org is broadening its reach with a new program that bridges ...

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Every time a new slang word gets coined on the Internet, linguist Adam Aleksic is thrilled. “It’s definitely good for me in that I stay in business,” says Aleksic, who studies the origins of words and ...

Do you remember the early days of social media? The promise of connection, of democratic empowerment, of barriers crumbling and gates opening? In those heady days, the co-founder of Twitter said that ...

You might want to check out Belleville’s city code of ordinances before putting off your yard maintenance chores. Getty Images Mowing the yard is a chore many Illinois homeowners have to carve out ...

Ever wondered how social media platforms decide how to fill our feeds? They use algorithms, of course, but how do these algorithms work? A series of corporate leaks over the past few years provides a ...

If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle the easiest pieces first. But this kind of sorting has a cost.

Subsidies, hydroelectricity and a manufacturing powerhouse neighbor are moving the cars into Nepal faster than almost anywhere else. Nepal set import duties on electric vehicles much lower than those ...

When anthropologist Donald E. Brown chronicled the “human universals,” he rightfully listed envy, social comparison, and a desire for positive self-image among the many traits we all share across ...

It is illegal to stop, stand or park in front or within five feet of a public or private driveway. The Corn Hill neighborhood has a residential parking system in place to ensure residents and ...