Algorithms are powerful because we invest in them the power to do things. With such
promise, they can transform the ordinary, say snapshots along a robotic vacuum cleaner's …

This special theme contextualizes, examines, and ultimately works to dispel the feelings of
“sublime”—of awe and terror that overrides rational thought—that much of the contemporary …

This article responds to recent debates in critical algorithm studies about the significance of
the term “algorithm.” Where some have suggested that critical scholars should align their …

Algorithms, once obscure objects of technical art, have lately been subject to considerable
popular and scholarly scrutiny. What does it mean to adopt the algorithm as an object of …

The power of algorithms has become a familiar topic in society, media, and the social
sciences. It is increasingly common to argue that, for instance, algorithms automate …

This article develops a method for investigating the consequences of algorithmic systems
according to the documents that specify their design constrains. As opposed to reverse …

We are living in an algorithmic age where mathematics and computer science are coming
together in powerful new ways to influence, shape and guide our behaviour and the …

The current, widespread dissemination of algorithms represents a double challenge for both
our society and the social sciences tasked with studying and making sense of them …

Critical algorithm scholarship has demonstrated the difficulties of attributing accountability
for the actions and effects of algorithmic systems. In this commentary, we argue that we …

The image of big data and algorithms in society is obviously ambivalent. On the one hand,
algorithms are seen as a tool of empowerment that allows us, for example, to render society …