A data filter is a device, algorithm, or process that removes some unwanted components or features from a data signal. The unwanted component may be random noise (perhaps from mixing turbulence or ...

Detecting transient light curves (e.g., transiting planets) requires high-precision data, and thus it is important to effectively filter systematic trends affecting ground-based wide-field surveys. We ...

Traditional study of animal behavior is a slow, and imprecise process, with human observers spending months, or even years, watching and classifying different actions. A team from Columbia University ...

In February, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission announced a government probe into Facebook and Google. Among the issues to be investigated? A potential “consumer protection concern” ...

Twitter is following up on the steady stream of safety updates it has rolled out over the past weeks with more measures aimed at stamping out abuse. Unlike in the past, the company is now taking ...

Did Facebook’s Big New Study Kill My Filter Bubble Thesis? Not really. Let’s dive into it and see why not. A few years ago, I gave a talk about how algorithms and social media shape what we know. I ...