Computers are all around us. How does this affect the world we live in? This course is a broad introduction to computing technology for humanities and social science students. Topics will be drawn ...

My friend, Ed Zimmerman, wrote a terrific post for his Wall Street Journal blog, “Help Me Help You,” on soliciting him (and others like him) for investor introductions. I wanted to add to Ed’s post ...

A sensor network is a collection of nodes with processing, communication and sensing capabilities deployed in an area of interest to perform a monitoring task. There has now been about a decade of ...

Algorithmic systems have a way of making mistakes or leading to undesired consequences. Here are five principles to help technologists deal with that. Algorithms are now used throughout the public and ...

Machine learning and deep learning have been widely embraced, and even more widely misunderstood. In this article, I’ll step back and explain both machine learning and deep learning in basic terms, ...

Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated history of working in both institutional and retail environments, from broker-dealers to ...

Originally designed to drive revenue on social media platforms, recommendation algorithms are now making it easier to promote extreme content. Addressing this problem will require more than a ...