Stephen Wolfram, the man behind computing-application Mathematica and the search engine Wolfram Alpha, has a short attention span that's married to a long-term outlook. When asked what his favorite ...

[Stephen Wolfram], possibly the only person on Earth who wants a second element named after him, is giving away Mathematica for the Raspberry Pi. For those of you unfamiliar with Mathematica, it’s a ...

BURLINGAME, Calif. -- The much-hyped Wolfram Alpha launches Friday night, and it has Internet-goers howling with anticipation. But the new search engine's business model could prove to be a real dog.

The dark corners of libraries, government files and science labs around the world, apparently - with a little bit of human quirk thrown in for good measure. Wolfram Alpha, the so-called "computational ...

How do I install and learn Wolfram Mathematica on my Mac? Mathematica is a powerful piece of software for Mac OS X/macOS (and other operating systems) that’s used by scientists and engineers. It’s ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade. Wolfram ...