When Edsger W. Dijkstra published his algorithm in 1959, computer networks were barely a thing. The algorithm in question found the shortest path between any two nodes on a graph, with a variant ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. 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 ...

Caleb Zimmerman’s most important mentoring relationship as a Central Michigan University undergraduate student didn’t start in a classroom or a lab. It began in a study area. Zimmerman, a Big Rapids ...

There is a new sorting algorithm a deterministic O(m log2/3 n)-time algorithm for single-source shortest paths (SSSP) on directed graphs with real non-negative edge weights in the comparison-addition ...

You’re at the checkout screen after an online shopping spree, ready to enter your credit card number. You type it in and instantly see a red error message ...

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.

A one-slide representation is the best way to win over employees and investors. by João Cotter Salvado and Freek Vermeulen On December 1, 2014, Cypress Semiconductor announced that it was acquiring ...

Even though it might seem like Tesla has a lot going on—robotaxis, literal humanoid robots, and that ever-elusive affordable model that just keeps getting pushed back—its aging core lineup has only ...

Objective: To explore the construction and clinical visualization application of a mortality risk prediction model for sepsis patients based on an improved machine learning model. Methods: This ...