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The age you peak at everything - New Zealand Herald

Chess Research - Wed, 08/17/2016 - 16:01

The age you peak at everything
New Zealand Herald
Twenty-three is also the point where the research says women's attractiveness to men peaks. ... Both sexes are at their peak powers for playing chess at 31, and the researchers say you'll be best at remembering faces at age 32. As we rack up birthday ...

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UAS Midwest: Air Force envisions new roles for drones - Dayton Business Journal

Chess Research - Wed, 08/17/2016 - 15:49

UAS Midwest: Air Force envisions new roles for drones
Dayton Business Journal
"Because a UAS is a different kind of platform — it can be more risk-accepting, it creates a new option space," said Reid Melville, Air Force Research Laboratory strategy lead for unmanned air systems. Melville said unmanned systems should work in ...

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Make Time After the Bell Count with After School Clubs and Programs - Pasadena Now

Chess Research - Wed, 08/17/2016 - 14:27

Make Time After the Bell Count with After School Clubs and Programs
Pasadena Now
Boosts Academic Performance – according to research, youths who frequently participate in after school activities are more likely to show greater levels of attention in class, be more engaged in school, and are less likely to develop an inclination for ...

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Selley's Summer of Self-Improvement, Part Three: Selley gets serious - National Post

Chess Research - Wed, 08/17/2016 - 13:38

National Post

Selley's Summer of Self-Improvement, Part Three: Selley gets serious
National Post
CHESS. When I was a kid, I thought chess was for nerds — which is weird, in hindsight, because my best friend Ian played chess, and he wasn't a nerd, and in any event I wasn't exactly captaining the hockey team between clarinet lessons, math tutoring ...

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Ford's Future Is Driving Itself - NewCo Shift (registration)

Chess Research - Wed, 08/17/2016 - 13:25

NewCo Shift (registration)

Ford's Future Is Driving Itself
NewCo Shift (registration)
Machine learning — whether that means chess-champion computers, autonomous cars, or face-recognition programs — is only as good as the data it studies (Recode). The new generation of artificial intelligences learn by training on data ... But if ...

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How to Become the Best in the World at What You Do - Observer

Chess Research - Wed, 08/17/2016 - 12:08

Observer

How to Become the Best in the World at What You Do
Observer
Actually, he taught me more about academic writing and research in three months than most people learn through an entire PhD.With his help, I was easily able to get into the graduate school of my choice. I started blogging about 13 months .... He was a ...

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Are MLB baseballs juiced?: Between Innings - Waiting For Next Year

Chess Research - Wed, 08/17/2016 - 10:30

Waiting For Next Year

Are MLB baseballs juiced?: Between Innings
Waiting For Next Year
The Cleveland Indians (68-49) are a bit good at this game of baseball. The Chicago White Sox (56-62) gave the Indians their best shot with their ace left-handed starter Jose Quintana on the mound, but the Tribe still won the game, 3-1. Jason Kipnis (3 ...

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Gigaom Talks with Rodolphe Gelin about Robotics - Gigaom

Chess Research - Wed, 08/17/2016 - 08:54

Gigaom

Gigaom Talks with Rodolphe Gelin about Robotics
Gigaom
Rodolphe Gelin As a graduate of the School of Civil Engineering (l'Ecole des Ponts et Chaussées) and with a DEA in Artificial Intelligence, Rodolphe Gelin, EVP Chief Scientific Officer, SoftBank Robotics, has 20 years of experience in research with ...

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Awkward Hedge Funds and New Exchanges - Bloomberg

Chess Research - Wed, 08/17/2016 - 08:20

Awkward Hedge Funds and New Exchanges
Bloomberg
There are probably a lot of opportunities for artificial intelligence to replace human intelligence in a variety of investing functions, just as there are in chess or driving. Professionals probably have an advantage over amateurs in investing, just ...

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Community calendar from August 17 - Troy Record

Chess Research - Wed, 08/17/2016 - 00:28

Community calendar from August 17
Troy Record
This is a workshop/presentation on how to us the “FAN” (Friends-Associates-Neighbors) and alternative resources to get to the next stage in your family history research. Pamela Vittorio demos strategies and tips for using major websites but also ...

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Jared Leto Is Apparently Really Upset About Suicide Squad, Here's What Happened - Cinema Blend

Chess Research - Tue, 08/16/2016 - 16:20

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Jared Leto Is Apparently Really Upset About Suicide Squad, Here's What Happened
Cinema Blend
Jared Leto is a tough artist to read. There are times when he can plunge himself into the Method style of acting, refusing to break character as The Joker (for example) to the point that he's sending his co-stars disgusting "gifts." And then later, he ...

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Artificial Intelligence and the Language Barrier - Discovery Institute

Chess Research - Tue, 08/16/2016 - 15:45

Artificial Intelligence and the Language Barrier
Discovery Institute
The research paper describing AlphaGo's programming is clear: AlphaGo is not that different from other game-playing computer programs. More or less, it looks at the current board position, rapidly explores possibly moves, evaluates their results, and ...

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Calling all coders: is AI coming for your job? - CIO

Chess Research - Tue, 08/16/2016 - 13:51

Calling all coders: is AI coming for your job?
CIO
Here is Dr. Arthur L. Samuel of IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Center, New York: “This problem [of machine learning] should ... And a final example: 2016's sensational achievements of Google's AlphaGo machine in beating one of the top two Go champions ...

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How Smart Am I? 7 Science-Backed Signs Of High Intelligence - Medical Daily

Chess Research - Tue, 08/16/2016 - 12:44

Medical Daily

How Smart Am I? 7 Science-Backed Signs Of High Intelligence
Medical Daily
Other research suggests that the skill needed to complete mathematical equations and process information rapidly may also put individuals at risk for mania — a state of high focus and psychomotor activity that is experienced among individuals with ...

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The Nine Lives of Antoine de Saint-Exupery review at Assembly, Edinburgh – 'insufficiently rehearsed' - The Stage

Chess Research - Tue, 08/16/2016 - 11:21

The Nine Lives of Antoine de Saint-Exupery review at Assembly, Edinburgh – 'insufficiently rehearsed'
The Stage
This portrait of the pilot and author of The Little Prince opens with him playing chess with Death, who is imagined as a temptress he has loved all his life. There are footnotes there to Bergman and Fosse, but no indication in The Nine Lives of ... and ...

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The next wave of AI is rooted in human culture and history - Engadget

Chess Research - Tue, 08/16/2016 - 09:02

Engadget

The next wave of AI is rooted in human culture and history
Engadget
She brought her anthropological research and fieldwork techniques to the world of microprocessors, wearables and artificial intelligence. Over the years, her formal role has evolved from director of user experience at Intel's research lab to VP of ...

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Red Bank Public Library September 2016 Events - Atlantic Highlands Herald

Chess Research - Tue, 08/16/2016 - 08:44

Atlantic Highlands Herald

Red Bank Public Library September 2016 Events
Atlantic Highlands Herald
Visit the Research Databases page on our website, select "Rosetta Stone" and create an account. Then choose a language and .... We'll have make & take crafts, a variety of games - chess, checkers, board & card games, and more! Try something different ...

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Nail biting competition expected at 2016 African Youth Chess ... - RNews

Chess Research - Tue, 08/16/2016 - 08:17

RNews

Nail biting competition expected at 2016 African Youth Chess ...
RNews
The prestigious 2016 African Youth Chess Championships will be hosted courtesy of The Boardwalk at its Light Houses venue from 21 to 29 August 2016...

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No plans for new old folks homes - Daily Express

Chess Research - Tue, 08/16/2016 - 00:24

No plans for new old folks homes
Daily Express
She said the research was being carried out by the Department of Social Welfare, Malaysia (JKM) with the cooperation of professionals and Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) in an effort to control the number of institutions for senior citizens in the ...

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Community calendar from August 16 - Troy Record

Chess Research - Tue, 08/16/2016 - 00:24

Community calendar from August 16
Troy Record
This is a workshop/presentation on how to us the “FAN” (Friends-Associates-Neighbors) and alternative resources to get to the next stage in your family history research. Pamela Vittorio demos strategies and tips for using major websites but also ...

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