Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Stating that “algorithms can do many things but they will never actually give a damn,” consultant Madsbjerg has a bone to pick with American society’s reliance on algorithms and big data. This trend ...

Algorithms have taken on an almost mythical significance in the modern world. They determine what you see on social media and when browsing online, help form people’s belief systems, and impact the ...

I've read a lot of computer-related books in my time. Some of them were really interesting, some were “sort of OK,” and quite a few bored my socks off. Happily, every now and then, I've been lucky ...