Computer programs often reflect the biases of their very human creators. That's been well established. The question now is: How can we fix that problem? Adam Kalai thinks we should start with the bits of code that teach computers how to process language.

A movement by parents and lawmakers to get computer coding classes to count toward foreign language credits in school hit a snag this month - but advocates aren't giving up. Sen.

According to two new World Health Organization reports, about 1.7 million children under the age of 5 die each year because of environmental hazards. It's the first such estimate of the child death toll from environmental causes.