Tag: algorithms

All the articles with the tag "algorithms".

• More Sums Than Differences

  Published:Nov 6, 2026 |  at 12:21 AM

  Addition commutes and subtraction does not, so a set of numbers should never have more sums than differences. About one random set in 2,200 does, however large the sets get. I ran tens of billions of simulated sets to watch how that fraction reaches its limit, and it overshoots.

• The Plastic Timeline

  Published:Oct 4, 2026 |  at 03:17 PM

  Persistence archives the past; retroactivity edits it. What the algorithms say about changing history, why one operation inserted at the start can rewrite every answer after it, and the two conditions that decide the price of time travel.

• Algorithms That Shape Our Lives

  Published:Jul 28, 2024 |  at 11:04 AM

  A deep dive into the invisible forces shaping everything from your shopping cart to your voting booth, and why we should all care about the algorithms pulling these strings.