I outsourced several of my daily decisions to algorithms for a week, to better understand the lines of code playing a greater and greater role in guiding our lives. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a ...

I was halfway through a master’s in Computer Science when my vision changed. I was working as a data scientist during my summer off from school, and I had friends who said things like “I’m at a local ...

There came a point, not so long ago, when I realized that my Netflix algorithm had become a Black Mirror of a different kind, reflecting the very worst parts of my persona. Sure, I went through a ...

Algorithms have taken on an almost mythical significance in the modern world. They determine what you see on social media and when browsing online, help form people’s belief systems, and impact the ...