The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you’ve been making the same commute for a long time, you’ve probably settled on what seems like the best route. But “best” is a ...

New stress-testing tool: MetaEase analyzes networking algorithms’ source code to uncover worst-case performance gaps before deployment. Faster, simpler analysis: It bypasses complex mathematical ...

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 ...