Your reading list of essential computer science books includes a mix of fact, fiction, and philosophy. You can learn a lot about coding just by giving it a try. But for expert guidance and a look at ...

Science fiction (SF) influences everything in this day and age, from the design of everyday artifacts to how we—including the current crop of 50-something Silicon Valley billionaires—work. And that’s ...

After reading Jill Lepore’s The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State, I have a new destination for a time machine, should I ever finally get my hands on one. I’d set the dial to some night in the ...