From a machine learning explainer to trends in data and artificial intelligence, here are the stories that readers needed most this year.

Professor Sinan Aral was honored for his research about social media and tech, along with six other researchers.

Borrowing from computer science, algorithmic business thinking helps people communicate with each other, and with machines.

Is the saying true that two heads are better than one? A new study by Abdullah Almaatouq sheds light on this age-old debate. He found that the answer depends on the complexity of the task.