We made our own version of the Codebreaker sign-cracking algorithm — and talked to pitchers about how to thwart it.

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His project lets you play simple algorithms as audio using AVR microcontrollers. Now the code work for this is very simple, but he hardware implementation is where things get interesting.

The Data Science Lab Simple Numerical Optimization Using an Evolutionary Algorithm with C# Dr. James McCaffrey of Microsoft Research says that when quantum computing becomes generally available, ...

Elon Musk reveals a 5-point algorithm to enhance productivity and reduce errors at his companies, including Tesla and SpaceX. The algorithm includes questioning every requirement, deleting ...

Most elegant: The Perceptron algorithm. Developed back in the 50s by Rosenblatt and colleagues, this extremely simple algorithm can be viewed as the foundation for some of the most successful ...

Even with no one in charge, army ants work collectively to build bridges out of their bodies. New research reveals the simple rules that lead to such complex group behavior.