Analysis of algorithms in terms of the time and memory resources they demand. Because algorithms apply to classes of input problems, their complexity is expressed as a function of input size: for example, one can search an ordered list (e.g. a...

Complexity and chaos are intuitive notions not easily rendered into formal definitions, and yet they have become increasingly important to both science and technology—and thereby to ethics. One useful way to approach complexity is through the...

In general usage, complexity often tends to be used to characterize something with many parts in intricate arrangement. In science there are at this time a number of approaches to characterizing complexity, many of which are reflected in this article....

Q. Why did Freud think women suffer from "penis envy" when that is obviously absurd? A. Sure it's easy to criticize Freud these days. But when you look at what Freud wrote, at the actual text, is it really so offensive? He wrote...

By Graham Prophet, Editor A common prediction holds that in a few years' time (some industry commentators put it as close as 2006 or 2007), the electronics content of the average car will account for as much as 30% of the vehicle's...

Teedra, a saucy soprano whose voice is reminiscent of Amerie (if she had personality), is a perfect addition to contemporary R&B.; A former assistant stylist to R. Kelly and the aforementioned No Doubt, this Louisiana native's style yields some good material - a light sound...

Firefighters who rescued dozens of people through windows of a burning three-story apartment complex searched early Wednesday for anyone who might not have escaped.No deaths were immediately reported from the fire that injured 24 people early Tuesday, and firefighters did not know whether anyone was...