Computing Science

Hip-Hop Physics

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EST

Electrons dance to a quantum beat in the Hubbard model of solid-state physics

The Higher Arithmetic

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:00:00 EST

How to count to a zillion without falling off the end of the number line

The Best Bits

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:00:00 EST

A new technology called compressive sensing slims down data at the source

Everything Is Under Control

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:00:00 EST

Can control theory save the economy from going down the tubes?

Writing Math on the Web

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:00:00 EST

The Web would make a dandy blackboard if only we could scribble an equation

Automation on the Job

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:00:00 EST

Computers were supposed to be labor-saving devices. How come we’re still working so hard?

Getting Your Quarks in a Row

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:00:00 EST

A tidy lattice is the key to computing with quantum fields

Calculemus!

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EST

Celebrating 25 years of celebrating computation

The Britney Spears Problem

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST

Tracking who's hot and who's not presents an algorithmic challenge

How Many Ways Can You Spell V1@gra?

Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 EST

Spam mutates, and the Internet community mounts an immune response

Sorting Out the Genome

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 EST

To put your genes in order, flip them like pancakes

Computing in a Parallel Universe

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST

Multicore chips could bring about the biggest change in computing since the microprocessor

Accidental Algorithms

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST

A strange new family of algorithms probes the boundary between easy and hard problems

Computational Photography

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST

New cameras don't just capture photons; they compute pictures

Wagering with Zeno

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST

A philosopher who did everything by halves may never win, but he won't go broke

Foolproof

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

Fat Tails

Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EST

Sometimes the average is anything but average

Trains of Thought

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

Computing with locomotives and box cars takes a one-track mind

Up a Lazy River

Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EST

Meandering through a classic theory of why rivers meander

The Semicolon Wars

Thu, 08 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EST

Every programmer knows there is one true programming language. A new one every week