Basic Computer Science

Before I started on this journey of trying to learn computer science, there were certain terms and phrases that made me want to run the other direction. But instead of…

The differences between interpretation and compilation and their respective translators tells us a lot about how these two programs are implemented. If we compare these two methodologies, we’ll start to…

There is perhaps nothing more satisfying than seeing the pieces of a puzzle come together. This is the case for actual puzzles, which I am pretty bad at because I…

In a new study published online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, chemistry professor Victor Batista and his colleagues used the Google algorithm PageRank to identify…

New "classification models" sense how well humans trust intelligent machines they collaborate with, a step toward improving the quality of interactions and teamwork. The long-term goal of the overall field…

Your computer performs most tasks well. For word processing, certain computations, graphic arts and web surfing, the digital box on your desk is the best tool for the job. But…

Kids lying on their backs in a grassy field might scan the clouds for images -- perhaps a fluffy bunny here and a fiery dragon over there. Often, atmospheric scientists…

Challenge any modern human to go a day without a phone or computer, and you'd be hard pressed to get any takers. Our collective obsession with all things electronic is…

SLAC researchers have found a new mechanism that could explain how plasma jets emerging from the center of active galaxies, like the one shown in this illustration, accelerate particles to…

Researchers have discovered a new functionality in a two-dimensional material that allows data to be stored and retrieved much faster on a computer chip, saving battery life. The more objects…