Human language may seem messy and inefficient compared to the ultra-compact strings of ones and zeros used by computers—but our brains actually prefer it that way. New research reveals that while ...

Henry Yuen is developing a new mathematical language to describe problems whose inputs and outputs aren’t ordinary numbers.

Before joining the School of Computing Instruction (SCI) in 2017, Mark Moss spent 25 years in the U.S. Army, retiring as a lieutenant colonel. His service took him to Korea, Germany, Washington, D.C., ...

When you’re traveling abroad, understanding the local language can make a big difference. Whether you’re navigating a street market or reading transit signs, having basic language skills can help make ...

Have you ever wondered how computers understand what we want them to do? It all comes down to programming languages. These special sets of instructions have changed a lot over the years, from really ...

Colleagues routinely describe Michael Running Wolf as someone who walks seamlessly between two worlds. As an artificial intelligence (AI) researcher at the software-development company SynthBee in ...

Even as he grows older, Microsoft founder Bill Gates still fondly remembers the catalytic computer code he wrote 50 years ago that opened up a new frontier in technology. Although the code that Gates ...

CORRECTS THAT PHOTO WAS TAKEN IN RECENT TIMES - This recent photo provided by Gates Ventures shows Microsoft founder Bill Gates holding a printout of the computer coding that launched the software ...