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 ...

Let's be real: You're tired of Netflix's terrible recommendations. You scroll and scroll, only to be shown the same handful of shows the algorithm thinks you'll like ...

You're tired of Netflix's terrible recommendations. You scroll and scroll, only to be shown the same handful of shows the algorithm thinks you'll like. But what if ...