Calibrating an instrument involves comparing the measurements of two instruments: one with a known magnitude or correctness (standard device), and one that’s tested against the standard device for precision. The International Bureau of Weights and Measures defined calibration as: “[An] operation that, under specified conditions, in the first step, establishes…

On August 28, the Trump administration claimed it would start the task of regulating Google. This comes after claims by the president that the search engine was manipulating its search results to favor news stories that display Trump in a negative light. On Twitter, the president claimed that Google shows…