A close look at how you decide what clothes to put on in the morning can help you understand how computers work.

What is an algorithm? Algorithms are one of the four cornerstones of Computer Science. An algorithm is a plan, a set of step-by-step instructions to solve a problem.

A teenage programmer explores the concept of writing algorithms by creating step-by-step instructions to teach her computer a dance routine. Suitable for teaching at KS3, KS4 and National 4 and 5.

"It's possible that a computer algorithm could be put on trial," says Dr Kevin Curran, Technical Expert at the IEEE and reader in computer science at Ulster University, but he raises an excellent ...

A team of scientists in North America has developed an algorithm that enables computers to learn like humans. At the moment the program only works for a specific task, but scientists in Australia ...

Since the very first days of computer science — a field known for its methodical approach to problem-solving — randomness has played an important role. The first program to run on the world’s first ...

Little wonder that most large firms use a computer program, or algorithm, when it comes to screening candidates seeking junior jobs.

SASI, a Semi-supervised Algorithm for Sarcasm Identification, can recognize sarcastic sentences in product reviews online with pretty astounding 77 percent precision.

Here’s how it works. Born in 1815, Ada Lovelace is considered by many to be the world's first computer programmer. A book containing her breakthrough algorithm just sold for $125,000 at auction.