Algorithms can now work out the best ways to lay out rooms, construct buildings and even change them over time to meet user needs.

Inclusive algorithm design One way to achieve transparency is to involve community members in the process of algorithm design — something Rediet Abebe thinks is vital in her work.

More genetic data is available than ever before to help build evolutionary trees, but scientists are finding that different genes even in the same organism can tell conflicting stories.

Two computer scientists in the United States have developed an algorithm for style and are reprogramming how some of the fashion industry's timeless garments are made. Emily Salvador and Pinar ...

Companies, nonprofit organizations, and governments design algorithms to learn and predict user preferences. They embed these algorithms in recommendation systems that help consumers make choices ...