Letter from the Editor: Algorithms for everyone

I was recently rummaging through a box of items my mom saved from my high school days. As much as I used to roll my eyes at her for keeping “too much stuff,” I have to admit — I loved it. The nostalgia hit hard. Old friends, sports memorabilia, school projects, newspaper clippings…you get the picture.One item in particular caught me off guard. It was an old essay I had written in...