Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Computer programming is the bedrock of the computer systems, software and applications that we use every day. Aspiring programmers ...

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Bill Gates arrived at Harvard College in September 1973 as a quiet freshman from Seattle in Wigglesworth Hall. He left campus ...

Decision-making inherently involves cause–effect relationships that introduce causal challenges. We argue that reliable algorithms for decision-making need to build upon causal reasoning.