When Edsger W. Dijkstra published his algorithm in 1959, computer networks were barely a thing. The algorithm in question found the shortest path between any two nodes on a graph, with a variant ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

Given an unweighted graph represented using adjacency lists and a source vertex s, compute the shortest path from the source vertex to all other vertices.

Description: The graph visualizer currently supports traversals. A great addition would be to implement a shortest path algorithm. This would involve allowing users to add weights to edges, select a ...

If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle the easiest pieces first. But this kind of sorting has a cost.

The introduction of the clear-path foul rule changed how the NBA handles fast-break situations. The rule was created after multiple high-profile incidents in which defenders committed intentional, ...

The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs convened a stirring gathering in Dhaka today—a multi-stakeholder consultation to reflect on the resounding echoes of the 69th United Nations Commission on ...

Carnival Corp is pushing ahead with its sustainability strategy after April’s agreement on greenhouse gas rules at the International Maritime Organization, but it is watching for details of the United ...