machine learning New machine learning algorithm produces "near-perfect" fake human faces Mark Frauenfelder

data Very fun algorithm guesses your name with surprising accuracy David Pescovitz

algorithms Excellent video about why the SHA 256 hash algorithm is so cool and useful Mark Frauenfelder

machine learning CGP Grey explains how machines learn Rusty Blazenhoff

Copyfight #Elsagate: a subreddit that's sleuthing out the weird videos of Youtube Kids Cory Doctorow

corruption Paradise Papers reveal cozy relationship between Stubhub and Canadian botmaster/scalper kingpin Cory Doctorow

Business Youtube Kids spammers rack up billions of views on disturbing, violent, seemingly algorithmic videos Cory Doctorow

media theory UK press doesn't understand chemistry or Amazon, launches bomb-making panic Cory Doctorow

algorithms 15 sorting algorithms visualized in 6 minutes Mark Frauenfelder

Science Entrancing avant-garde music video generated by algorithm David Pescovitz

computer science Messy: When automated anti-disaster systems make things worse, and what to do about it Cory Doctorow

Business Weapons of Math Destruction: invisible, ubiquitous algorithms are ruining millions of lives Cory Doctorow

Technology What if school was out, forever? Rose Eveleth

algorithms Video of 15 sorting algorithms, with "audibilization" Mark Frauenfelder

web theory Snowshoeing: small-batch spam that's less targeted than spear-phishing Cory Doctorow

crime Stolen-card crime sites use "cop detection" algorithms to flag purchases Cory Doctorow