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Anonymous student data may be shared with researchers - The Daily Advertiser

Chess Research - Thu, 05/25/2017 - 12:52

The Daily Advertiser

Anonymous student data may be shared with researchers
The Daily Advertiser
... Louisiana for research purposes. State law generally prohibits its public school systems from giving personal student information to school boards or to any other public or private entity. MORE LOUISIANA NEWS: Bills held hostage in legislative ...

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Chess might help you become better at math, but not for the reasons you think. - Sciworthy

Chess Research - Wed, 05/24/2017 - 18:26

Sciworthy

Chess might help you become better at math, but not for the reasons you think.
Sciworthy
Chess has been proposed as a way of improving math abilities, despite the fact that math and chess do not have as much in common as people think. Previous studies suggest that playing chess might benefit students indirectly, say researchers in Denmark ...

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UW Develops Substance Abuse Adherence mHealth Application - mHealthIntelligence.com

Chess Research - Wed, 05/24/2017 - 08:38

mHealthIntelligence.com

UW Develops Substance Abuse Adherence mHealth Application
mHealthIntelligence.com
May 24, 2017 - Researchers from the University of Wisconsin's Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies (CHESS) developed an mHealth app for substance abuse adherence that is a finalist for an $100,000 grant award from the Harvard Innovation in ...

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The AI fight is escalating: This is the IT giants' next move - ITworld

Chess Research - Wed, 05/24/2017 - 04:25

ITworld

The AI fight is escalating: This is the IT giants' next move
ITworld
It's not just about work: AI software can now play chess, go, and some retro video games better than any human -- and even drive a car better than many of us. These superhuman performances, albeit in narrow fields, are all possible thanks to the ...

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What Chess Master Garry Kasparov's Loss to IBM's Deep Blue in 1997 Can Teach You about Trading in Today's Markets - Stock Investor

Chess Research - Tue, 05/23/2017 - 15:10

Stock Investor

What Chess Master Garry Kasparov's Loss to IBM's Deep Blue in 1997 Can Teach You about Trading in Today's Markets
Stock Investor
Second, any edge stemming from original research has all but disappeared. In 1815, Baron Rothschild used carrier pigeons to learn about the outcome of the Battle of Waterloo ahead of other investors. George Soros attributed his early success by ...

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Google's AI technology is taking on a team of the world's top Go players in China - CNBC

Chess Research - Mon, 05/22/2017 - 19:06

CNBC

Google's AI technology is taking on a team of the world's top Go players in China
CNBC
DeepMind, an AI research group within Google's parent company Alphabet, is bringing out its AlphaGo software to play the ancient board game Go in China this week. Unlike its previous ... Go is harder than chess. There are more potential moves for a ...
Google's AlphaGo AI Beats Human Go ChampionPCMag
Computer beats Chinese champion in ancient board game of goWashington Post
Google's AlphaGo beats world's best 'Go' player in the first of three matchesDigital Trends
Gizmodo India -DeepMind -New York Times
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Westside charter school students find success in chess - Corpus Christi Caller-Times

Chess Research - Mon, 05/22/2017 - 10:01

Corpus Christi Caller-Times

Westside charter school students find success in chess
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
According to a 2016 Michigan State University research study, chess skill is determined by more than intensive training. It requires intelligence, especially in younger players. But Wheeler still believes in the three P's: practice, practice, practice ...

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The incredible life of DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis, the computer whiz who sold his AI lab to Google for £400 ... - Business Insider

Chess Research - Sun, 05/21/2017 - 02:40

Business Insider

The incredible life of DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis, the computer whiz who sold his AI lab to Google for £400 ...
Business Insider
Nicknamed the "superhero of artificial intelligence" by The Guardian, Hassabis is a former child chess prodigy with degrees in computer science and cognitive neuroscience from Cambridge and University College London respectively. Hassabis co-created ...
Five things we learned about Google DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis on Radio 4s Desert Island DiscsCity A.M.

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From the Extension: Chess is good for students' minds - Daily Commercial

Chess Research - Sat, 05/20/2017 - 10:51

Daily Commercial

From the Extension: Chess is good for students' minds
Daily Commercial
Chess is beautiful in the way that it is not discriminatory. Chess knows no boundaries of gender, age, intelligence, race, or socio-economic status and can be taught to anyone who wants to learn. As evidenced by research completed by K. Storey in 2000, ...

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Is it just a myth that chess makes you more intelligent? - EWN - Eyewitness News

Chess Research - Sat, 05/20/2017 - 04:00

Eyewitness News

Is it just a myth that chess makes you more intelligent? - EWN
Eyewitness News
A new study has evaluated whether playing chess has an impact on your cognitive ability.

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Global Chess Market 2017: ChessSUA, CNCHESS, ChessBaron, the House of Staunton - MilTech

Chess Research - Fri, 05/19/2017 - 17:11

Global Chess Market 2017: ChessSUA, CNCHESS, ChessBaron, the House of Staunton
MilTech
Deerfield Beach, FL — (SBWIRE) — 05/19/2017 — A market study based on the „Chess Market” across the globe, recently added to the repository of Market Research, is titled ‚Global Chess Market 2017'. The research report analyses the historical as well ...

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Global Chess Market 2017: ChessSUA, CNCHESS, ChessBaron, the House of Staunton - satPRnews (press release)

Chess Research - Fri, 05/19/2017 - 17:11

Global Chess Market 2017: ChessSUA, CNCHESS, ChessBaron, the House of Staunton
satPRnews (press release)
Deerfield Beach, FL — (SBWIRE) — 05/19/2017 — A market study based on the „Chess Market” across the globe, recently added to the repository of Market Research, is titled ‚Global Chess Market 2017'. The research report analyses the historical as well ...

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Arctic security poses icy chess game with Russia, China - The Hill (blog)

Chess Research - Fri, 05/19/2017 - 15:39

The Hill (blog)

Arctic security poses icy chess game with Russia, China
The Hill (blog)
Alice C. Hill is a research fellow at the Stanford University Hoover Institution, where her work focuses on building resilience to destabilizing catastrophic events such as climate change. She previously served as special assistant to President Obama ...

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The Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) Director Robert Chess Sells 5000 Shares - BangaloreWeekly

Chess Research - Fri, 05/19/2017 - 10:37

Chaffey Breeze

The Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) Director Robert Chess Sells 5000 Shares
BangaloreWeekly
Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NKTR) Director Robert Chess sold 5,000 shares of Nektar Therapeutics stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 15th. The stock was ... Several research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Group ...
Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) Director Robert Chess Sells 5000 SharesChaffey Breeze
Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) Files Form 4 Insider Selling : Robert Chess Sells 5000 SharesEnergy Index
Nektar Therapeutics - NKTR - Stock Price Today - ZacksZacks

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Want to sharpen your logic and creativity skills? Try chess - CampaignLive

Chess Research - Fri, 05/19/2017 - 01:11

CampaignLive

Want to sharpen your logic and creativity skills? Try chess
CampaignLive
Academics have spent years developing research proving how simply playing chess can help to improve skills such as creativity, strategic thinking, problem solving and more. And while I'm no grandmaster, by playing chess against different people and ...

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UW researchers recognized for smartphone app aimed at preventing substance abuse relapse - University of Wisconsin-Madison

Chess Research - Thu, 05/18/2017 - 09:15

UW researchers recognized for smartphone app aimed at preventing substance abuse relapse
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Based on randomized clinical trials, A-CHESS users are 65 percent more likely to remain sober after leaving an inpatient treatment service, said David Gustafson, industrial and systems engineering emeritus research professor and the principal ...

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Scottsdale memory care resident competes with high schoolers in chess - Scottsdale Independent

Chess Research - Wed, 05/17/2017 - 12:33

Scottsdale Independent

Scottsdale memory care resident competes with high schoolers in chess
Scottsdale Independent
A story in Chess News by Michael Ciamarra, “Checkmating Alzheimer's Disease,” cited research that points to the benefits of chess and other “mind games” in keeping the brain cognitively stimulated and possibly offering protection against deepening ...

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14 Johns Hopkins students receive Fulbright grants to study, teach, conduct research abroad - The Hub at Johns Hopkins

Chess Research - Wed, 05/17/2017 - 12:09

The Hub at Johns Hopkins

14 Johns Hopkins students receive Fulbright grants to study, teach, conduct research abroad
The Hub at Johns Hopkins
Fourteen Johns Hopkins University students and recent graduates have been awarded Fulbright grants, earning the chance to travel abroad to study, teach, and conduct research. Named for the late Sen. J. William Fulbright, who sponsored legislation ...

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