October 28, 2010
Interested in game theory, advanced mathematics, classical economics and budget allocation problems? No? Let’s try again. Are you interested in commanding a legion of Zombie warriors in a pitched battle ... ›
September 21, 2009
Back in July, I posted here about the $1 million Netflix Prize and the amazing accomplishment of one of our senior research scientists, Yehuda Koren. At the time, Yehuda and ... ›
July 8, 2009
If you’ve seen “The Godfather,” chances are you might like other Marlon Brando movies. Or films about gangsters. Or those directed by Francis Ford Coppola. But will you like “Napoleon ... ›
March 26, 2009
Did you know that humans have only used verbal language for the past 50,000 years – a virtual blink of the eye in evolutionary time? This got me wondering how ... ›
February 20, 2009
On this day 76 years ago, the U.S. Congress made a proposal that had brewers, vintners, bartenders, wine snobs, and fraternity brothers clinking glasses across the country -- the 21st ... ›
February 14, 2009
What do climate change, Kevin Bacon, the snowy tree cricket, Al Qaeda, HIV, the World Wide Web, and your address book have in common? They’ve all played a role ... ›
February 8, 2008
We’ve just heard from the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and it’s my great pleasure to share that our very own Head of Yahoo! Research, Dr. Prabhakar Raghavan, has been ... ›
