Computer Science

Researchers hope a user-friendly tool will help create better drug regimens for complex diseases. | Reuters/Enrique Marcarian

Jul 17, 2018

AI helps predict the side effects of millions of drug combinations

Health Issue #52

A woman sits near the “Marilyn” print by pop artist Andy Warhol at the “The Square of the Peace” Museum Centre in Russia. | Reuters/Ilya Naymushin

Jun 15, 2018

Fred Turner: The 60s counterculture roots of today’s social networks

Computation & Data, Electronics & Networking, Technology & Society Issue #49

Could VR’s new age elevate the practical application of the technology? | Stocksy/Brian Powell

May 29, 2018

Jeremy Bailenson: Taking a grand tour of the latest in virtual reality

Computation & Data, Health, Technology & Society Issue #49

The lowered scores were especially prominent among freshmen and sophomores, whose GPAs declined by 0.26. | iStock/Maica

May 10, 2018

Course data sharing could have unintended consequences for students

We can now ask questions about why the brain is laid out this way and what advantages it might give an organism. | Illustration by Kevin Craft

May 7, 2018

AI may help researchers unlock the deepest mysteries of the brain

Artificial Intelligence Issue #46

When it comes to medicine, we want the good without the bad. | Stocksy/Tatjana Zlatkovic with illustration overlay by Kevin Craft

May 3, 2018

Using computer simulations to create safer, more effective medications

Computation & Data, Health Issue #46

The use of computer vision could offload low-value work better suited to machines, augmenting rather than replacing clinicians. | Unsplash/Kevin

Apr 10, 2018

Researchers improve patient safety with bedside computer vision

Artificial Intelligence, Health, Technology & Society Issue #44

The new research illuminates the value of interdisciplinary teamwork between humanities and the sciences. | Getty Images/mousitj

Apr 9, 2018

New machine-learning methods measure change in gender and ethnic bias

Artificial Intelligence, Computation & Data Issue #44

Video glitches can range from annoyances in online teleconferences to deadly emergencies in remote-control tele-surgeries. | iStock/MicrovOne

Apr 9, 2018

Can computer science take the glitch and stall out of real-time video?

Computation & Data, Materials Issue #44

How do we design online computer systems that bring together large groups of people for work? | Illustration by Stefani Billings

Apr 9, 2018

Michael Bernstein: Welcome to the future of crowdsourcing

Artificial Intelligence, Computation & Data, Technology & Society

Students walk out of their classroom at an elementary school in eastern Mosul. | Reuters/Marko Djurica

Apr 3, 2018

Paul Wise: Saving the children, on the frontlines of war

Health, Technology & Society

Could enhanced media editing tools help journalists tell better stories? | Illustration by Stefani Billings

Mar 12, 2018

Maneesh Agrawala: Artificial intelligence comes to multimedia

Artificial Intelligence, Technology & Society Issue #43

Just as genes shape a person’s physical appearance, they can also alter the body’s sensitivity to drugs. | Unsplash/@freestocks

Feb 22, 2018

A new tool helps tailor prescriptions to complement a patient’s genome

Computation & Data Issue #41

Judgment Call: Could AI help us subvert unconscious bias? | Illustration by Stefani Billings

Jan 31, 2018

Which is more fair: a human or a machine?

Artificial Intelligence Issue #40

“In many ways, we are flying blind in our discussions about artificial intelligence and lack the data we need to credibly evaluate activity.” | Unsplash/Paul Smith

Dec 21, 2017

A new artificial intelligence index tracks the emerging field

Artificial Intelligence Issue #38

How technology is changing the news industry. | Illustration by Stefani Billings

Dec 12, 2017

What is the future of computational journalism?

Computation & Data, Technology & Society Issue #37

Computer vision research suggests that the bumper, not just the bumper sticker, reveals a car owner's politics. | Illustration by Stefani Billings

Nov 29, 2017

Can artificial intelligence infer neighborhood politics from its cars?

Artificial Intelligence Issue #36

Emerging biotechnologies don’t come without safety concerns. | Stocksy/Bisual Studio

Nov 20, 2017

Megan Palmer: How do we solve the security challenges in biotech?

Health, Security, Technology & Society Issue #37

Even top radiologists are prone to misdiagnoses due to challenges in distinguishing among diseases based on X-rays. | Image by iStock/PandaVector

Nov 17, 2017

Can an algorithm diagnose pneumonia better than a radiologist?

Artificial Intelligence, Health Issue #36

"I think we’re seeing a way to broaden the ranks of researchers in the interests of social justice." | Illustration by Stefani Billings

Oct 23, 2017

A crowdsourcing platform opens up research on a global scale

Technology & Society Issue #34

What are the odds? | Photo by Jodi Jacobson/iStock

Sep 22, 2017

Mehran Sahami: How can you make the best possible decisions?

Technology & Society Issue #32

Encoded | Illustration by Stefani Billings

Aug 28, 2017

A genome analysis with near-complete privacy is now possible

Health, Security, Technology & Society Issue #30

Illustration by Stefani Billings

Aug 28, 2017

Jure Leskovec: The power of social networks

Computation & Data, Electronics & Networking, Technology & Society Issue #30

New software helps human film editors make rough cuts based on scenes involving two or more characters engaged in dialogue. | Image by iStock/myowl

Aug 1, 2017

New software takes the drudgery out of film editing

Computation & Data Issue #28