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When done right, data science can contribute to optimizing online retail experiences. | Illustration by Kevin Craft

Feb 20, 2019

Sonu Durgia: The role of data science in e-commerce

Computation & Data, Technology & Society

A recommendation system, like the one used at Netflix depends on data to succeed. | Illustration by Kevin Craft

Feb 20, 2019

Caitlin Smallwood: Data-driven content and the power of storytelling

Computation & Data

What are the latest trends in data science and genetics? | Illustration by Kevin Craft

Feb 20, 2019

Chiara Sabatti: Data science and the study of the human genome

Computation & Data, Health, Technology & Society

How does data analysis come into play in the world of data storage? | Illustration by Kevin Craft

Feb 20, 2019

Janet George: The multifaceted world of data storage

Computation & Data, Technology & Society

Let’s talk about skills that are transferrable across disciplines. | Illustration by Kevin Craft

Feb 20, 2019

Elena Grewal: Airbnb data scientist shares her nonlinear career path

Computation & Data, Technology & Society

A Stanford-led team figured out how to pack many of the functions of an entire computer onto a single chip. | Pexels/jéshoots and Drea Sullivan

Feb 20, 2019

Engineers create prototype computer-on-a-chip

Artificial Intelligence, Computation & Data, Electronics & Networking

What are you studying? Could you apply data science to your research, too? | Illustration by Kevin Craft

Feb 20, 2019

Eileen and Nilah: Data science research, from seismology to genomics

Computation & Data, Health, Technology & Society

What if all human rights and advocacy organizations had their own in-house data scientists? | Illustration by Kevin Craft

Feb 20, 2019

Megan Price: The role of data science in the fight for human rights

Computation & Data, Technology & Society

Think of computer science as a swiss army knife, it has wide ranging utility. | Illustration by Kevin Craft

Feb 19, 2019

Jennifer Widom: Computer science grows beyond engineering disciplines

Computation & Data

Understanding the interactome — the network of all protein interactions for a species — could shed light on how organisms adapt. | iStock/shuoshu

Feb 14, 2019

New research shows that species evolve ways to backup life’s machinery

Computation & Data

How much information can you actually glean from a five star rating? | iStock/Mack15

Jan 17, 2019

This story is rated five stars!

Computation & Data

Is there less trust and more deception today or does it just seem that way? | Unsplash/Noah Buscher

Dec 3, 2018

Can we tell truth from fiction in the age of social media?

Artificial Intelligence, Computation & Data, Technology & Society

Factors including financial capital, a healthy workforce and political will contribute to a region's resilience. | Illustration by Kevin Craft

Nov 27, 2018

Anne Kiremidjian: Cities built to endure disaster

Computation & Data, Electronics & Networking, Technology & Society

Networks of sensors around the world are collecting massive streams of data on earthquakes. | Reuters/Mike Blake

Nov 19, 2018

Greg Beroza: Data helps prepare us for ‘The Big One’

Computation & Data, Environment, Technology & Society

How can companies better harness big data to improve their services and products? | Illustration by Kevin Craft

Nov 14, 2018

Jayodita Sanghvi and Grace Tang: Big data meets big business

Artificial Intelligence, Computation & Data, Technology & Society

Secret sharing is a method that breaks up individual data points and then sends them to two different servers. | Illustration by Kevin Craft

Nov 9, 2018

Your toaster may know more about you than you think

Computation & Data, Security, Technology & Society

What if surgeons could simulate complex heart surgeries on a computer before getting to the operating room? | iStock/Jolygon

Nov 8, 2018

Alison Marsden: Computer models could transform cardiovascular surgery

Computation & Data, Health, Technology & Society

Today’s power-hungry computer memory technology is limited when it comes to employing artificial intelligence effectively. | iStock/adekvat

Nov 6, 2018

Small, fast, energy-efficient memory to spur new computer applications

Computation & Data

The data could help coaches teach an individual athlete how to play using the safest possible techniques. | Photo by Paul Sakuma

Oct 25, 2018

Could high-tech mouthguards help prevent concussions?

Computation & Data, Health

The initiative’s goal is to develop technological and data-driven tools that will help journalists do high-quality reporting. | Reuters/Joe Skipper

Oct 24, 2018

Investigative journalism could make a comeback thanks to data

Computation & Data, Technology & Society

Sep 14, 2018

A video editing algorithm gives ordinary motion a dance-like rhythm

Computation & Data, Technology & Society

Currency is just one of the many potential applications of the traceable, ledger-like technology. | Illustration by Kevin Craft

Aug 7, 2018

Dan Boneh: Still in early days, Blockchain is rich with possibility

Computation & Data, Security, Technology & Society

Informed by geometry and motion, the system figures out the vibrations of each object and how they affect sound waves. | Illustration by Kevin Craft

Aug 6, 2018

Crash! Bam! Plop! A new system brings the sounds of animation to life

Computation & Data, Technology & Society

Random seeding with one to three additional seeds performed nearly as well as targeted seeding. | Illustration by Harriet Lee-Merrion

Jul 10, 2018

Random seeding may influence how information spreads

Computation & Data, Electronics & Networking