Returning to England in 1960, he joined the computer firm Elliott Brothers, where one of his first tasks was to write an algorithm for a sorting method known as a “shell sort”. The story goes that he ...

This study investigated the computational mechanisms linking momentary craving and decision-making in people with moderate to high addiction risk levels for alcohol or cannabis use, uncovering ...

Whistleblowers have given an inside view of the algorithm arms race which followed TikTok's explosive growth Social media giants made decisions which allowed more harmful content on people's feeds, ...

For some people, tracking food and calorie intake can be helpful for promoting weight loss or management. Research shows that people who log calories lose more weight, even if they don’t tracke very ...