A few years ago I used an algorithm to help me write a science fiction story. Adam Hammond, an English professor, and Julian Brooke, a computer scientist, had created a program called SciFiQ, and ...

Learn what an algorithm is with this KS1 primary computing guide from BBC Bitesize for years 1 and 2. We will define what an algorithm is and how they work.

Algorithms are already all around us. Consider how Google’s proprietary algorithm in the driverless car functions as the connective tissue that combines the software, data, sensors and physical ...

The ‘algorithm’ itself is complex but relatively dumb – it is a statistical model, which isn’t powered by machine learning or artificial intelligence systems.

Want to write a best-seller? Scientists claim this algorithm will tell you how 'Statsitical stylometry' looks at vast amounts of data in order to sift out the stylistic tropes that define a ...