London Evening Standard

Computer science is magic: what learning a card trick can teach you about search algorithms

And what more fun can you have than amazing your friends and family with a magic trick? Before you read on here, you’ll need to have mastered the magic trick that Paul calls the Australian Magician’s ...
BBC

Algorithms - Edexcel Pseudo-code

This simple pseudo-code algorithm asks a user to input what their favourite subject is: WHILE answer <> 'computer science' DO SEND 'What is your favourite subject?' TO DISPLAY RECEIVE answer FROM ...
ucdavis.edu

Unravelling AI Bias to Build Fair and Trustworthy Algorithms

Professor Ian Davidson's research in the Department of Computer Science focuses on making artificial intelligence systems 'fair' and trustworthy. (Graphic by Bangon Pitipong via Getty Images) In 2017, ...
Quanta Magazine

The Game Theory of How Algorithms Can Drive Up Prices

Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price. Unhappy with their meager profits, they meet one night in a ...