When architects design a commercial building, they usually turn the design over to a specialized consulting firm to plan the ...

For better accountability, we should shift the focus from the design of these systems to their impact. Describing a decision-making system as an “algorithm” is often a way to deflect accountability ...

Using fMRI, scientists decoded what people were hearing and thinking. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. By its nature, this ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you’ve been making the same commute for a long time, you’ve probably settled on what seems like the best route. But “best” is a ...

Last December, San Diego released a draft update of its "Street Design Manual," a handbook that guides traffic engineers in the design of city streets. The highly technical document, which was last ...