We describe computationally efficient methods for Bayesian model selection. The methods select among mixtures in which each component is a directed acyclic graphical model (mixtures of DAGs or MDAGs), ...

Everywhere you look, there are new graphic novels and graphic novel early readers filling the shelves of bookstores, schools, and libraries. As a result, teachers and librarians are coming up with ...

Python program to solve problems using the simplex method, with options for graphical mode and dual method, addressing both maximization and minimization problems.

Chipmakers like Nvidia, Broadcom, and AMD use stock-based pay to retain employees amid the AI boom. Stock payouts, which vest over time, incentivize employees to stay longer at these companies. Nvidia ...

Abstract: Influence maximization is one of the important problems in network science, data mining, and social media analysis. It focuses on identifying the most influential individuals (or nodes) in a ...

Teachers’ and students’ use of artificial intelligence in K-12 classrooms is increasing at a rapid pace, prompting serious concerns about the potentially negative effects on students, a new report ...

This is the second in a two-part series about how local governments in Washington state are using artificial intelligence. Read part one here. Local governments are still figuring out best practices ...

Tony Weaver Jr. thinks everyone should be a weirdo. “A weirdo is a person with the ability to make the ordinary extraordinary. What a world would we have if all of us stepped out every day with the ...

A government led by freedom fighters who helped to liberate the country more than 30 years ago is now overseeing a police force accused of staggering abuses. By Daneel Knoetze and John Eligon Daneel ...

The importance of using reward-based methods to train dogs is widely known, yet some people still use aversive methods. By definition, both reward-based and aversive methods work to change behavior, ...

At Flinders University, scientists have cracked a cleaner and greener way to extract gold—not just from ore, but also from our mounting piles of e-waste. By using a compound normally found in pool ...