Explaining the October Flash Crash in the British Pound

Roughly 75% of all financial market volume comes from automated trading. Here’s how algorithms caused the flash crash in the British pound in early October. Read more

An Introduction to Algorithms

Algorithms do the digital heavy lifting that keeps our society running smoothly. This infographic shows how they work, and how they affect us daily. Read more

Commuters and Computers: Mapping U.S. Megaregions

A massive commuter dataset and algorithmic approach have created a unique, new map of America’s megaregions. Read more

AI vs. Humans: Which Performs Certain Skills Better?

Progress in computation ability, data availability, and algorithm efficiency has led to rapid gains in performance for AI vs humans. Read more