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Discomfort Can Make You Smarter (Try It!) - ValueWalk

Chess Research - Fri, 01/08/2016 - 18:31

ValueWalk

Discomfort Can Make You Smarter (Try It!)
ValueWalk
The scientific research community has discovered a process called neuroplasticity. This basically means that the neural ... Good examples are games: crossword puzzles, sudoku puzzles, scrabble, chess or checkers. Memorize things. Next time you go ...

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Surf Finding Friends (and Waves) on a Solo Surf Trip to Taiwan - TheInertia.com

Chess Research - Fri, 01/08/2016 - 17:54

Surf Finding Friends (and Waves) on a Solo Surf Trip to Taiwan
TheInertia.com
After fruitless hours of research, it became apparent I had one option to take me from Chiayi in the west to Taitung in the east — blindly hopping on a train. Trains have a tendency of selling out of seats rapidly and purchasing tickets in advance is ...

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Club Notes for Jan. 9 to Jan. 16 - CapitalGazette.com

Chess Research - Fri, 01/08/2016 - 17:07

Club Notes for Jan. 9 to Jan. 16
CapitalGazette.com
•The Annapolis Chess Club meets from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays at Whole Foods Market's café, 200 Harker Place, Annapolis Towne Centre at Parole. Chess sets and clocks are available. For information, call 443-688-6855 or email jrc14@comcast.net.

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Knoxville man named to Forbes' '30 Under 30′ list for health care - WATE 6 On Your Side

Chess Research - Fri, 01/08/2016 - 16:34

WATE 6 On Your Side

Knoxville man named to Forbes' '30 Under 30′ list for health care
WATE 6 On Your Side
“My grandfather, when we were kids, we would play chess together. And I think that's where I got this mindset of looking at different options, trying to solve a puzzle,” he said. He then became interested in cancer research during his sophomore year at ...

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Could thinking robots developed by Welsh scientists help the fight against cancer? - WalesOnline

Chess Research - Fri, 01/08/2016 - 14:26

WalesOnline

Could thinking robots developed by Welsh scientists help the fight against cancer?
WalesOnline
The Swansea University cancer cell recognition research is an international collaboration with the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen in Munich, Germany, The Francis Crick Institute in London ...

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How Quentin Tarantino Changed His Ways on 'The Hateful Eight' (SPOILERS ABOUND) - Indie Wire (blog)

Chess Research - Fri, 01/08/2016 - 13:32

Indie Wire (blog)

How Quentin Tarantino Changed His Ways on 'The Hateful Eight' (SPOILERS ABOUND)
Indie Wire (blog)
On "Django Unchained," Leonardo DiCaprio added research—such as Calvin Candy's phrenology—that Tarantino incorporated into the film. "He's always looking for ways to go deeper and more intricate," said Sher. "It's rare that a .... It's important that ...

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Who ultimately will have the upper hand: machines or humans? - Washington Post

Chess Research - Fri, 01/08/2016 - 12:53

Washington Post

Who ultimately will have the upper hand: machines or humans?
Washington Post
Both research trajectories have made significant strides. In 1997, IBM's Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov, the reigning world chess champion, and in 2011, Watson beat “Jeopardy” whizzes Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, marking significant steps on the ...

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Why Seniors Should Join a Knitting Club - Sunrise Senior Living Blog (blog)

Chess Research - Fri, 01/08/2016 - 08:31

Why Seniors Should Join a Knitting Club
Sunrise Senior Living Blog (blog)
What if when you were knitting a scarf, you were also knitting better cognitive health and well-being? Research shows that regularly knitting has tremendous health benefits, and by joining a knitting club seniors can improve their minds, moods and spirits.

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Guthrie Library offers something for all ages - The Evening Sun

Chess Research - Fri, 01/08/2016 - 08:02

Guthrie Library offers something for all ages
The Evening Sun
... whether it be to just browse, to bring your child in for a story time or activity, to attend an adult book talk, to read a daily newspaper, or a current magazine, to research your family tree in the genealogy room, attend a program, or play chess ...

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Orcs, pubs and evensong: a literary stroll around John Carey's Oxford - Irish Times

Chess Research - Fri, 01/08/2016 - 07:20

Irish Times

Orcs, pubs and evensong: a literary stroll around John Carey's Oxford
Irish Times
As a scholarship research student in Merton College, Carey was given the opportunity to pig out on the entire canon of Elizabethan and Jacobean poetry and drama. I was particularly taken with his description of Merton's oldest Fellow, and keen chess ...

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Our Town Calendar of Events Jan. 7-13 - Ramona Sentinel

Chess Research - Thu, 01/07/2016 - 19:40

Our Town Calendar of Events Jan. 7-13
Ramona Sentinel
Ramona Library, 1275 Main St. Scrapbooking at 10 a.m., Adult Chess Club at 10 a.m., Conversation Cafe at 10 a.m., Bilingual Storytime at 10:30 a.m., English as a Second Language at 10:30 a.m., 3D Printer Demonstrations at 3 p.m., Homework Club at 4 ...

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REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR - Redlands Daily Facts

Chess Research - Thu, 01/07/2016 - 18:02

REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR
Redlands Daily Facts
Chess club: Redlands Chess Club meets 2 to 5 p.m. every Friday at Redlands Community Senior Center, 111 W. Lugonia Ave. Players of all ages are welcome, from ... Anyone interested in genealogy research is welcome to attend. Information: www.yvgs.org; ...

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Get Out calendar for Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016 - The Bozeman Daily Chronicle

Chess Research - Thu, 01/07/2016 - 15:19

Get Out calendar for Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
“Horticultural Research: Montana Native Plants in the Domestic Landscape,” Montana Native Plant Society Valley of Flowers Chapter lecture, MSU Plant Bioscience Building Room 108, 7:30 p.m. Tracy Dougher, MSU Department Head of Agricultural Education ...

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The 10 best not-sci-fi/fantasy/horror shows for the sci-fi/fantasy/horror fan - Blastr

Chess Research - Thu, 01/07/2016 - 11:43

Blastr

The 10 best not-sci-fi/fantasy/horror shows for the sci-fi/fantasy/horror fan
Blastr
What makes Vikings and its society so much more fascinating, though, is that it did exist, albeit not exactly as it's told (as some of the chess pieces are different or are moved around). Hirst traverses the Viking history books and gets the culture ...

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Somerset Vo-Tech alum returns for master class in dancing - MyCentralJersey.com

Chess Research - Thu, 01/07/2016 - 09:32

MyCentralJersey.com

Somerset Vo-Tech alum returns for master class in dancing
MyCentralJersey.com
“Ted Sider's scholarly output is truly astounding, and his research in metaphysics places him in the very top rank of international philosophers,” said Larry Temkin, chair of the Department of Philosophy in the School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers ...

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Why Hong Kong is no place to grow old - South China Morning Post (subscription)

Chess Research - Thu, 01/07/2016 - 06:13

South China Morning Post (subscription)

Why Hong Kong is no place to grow old
South China Morning Post (subscription)
Scores of academics have done the research to counter that it's totally doable in a city that has the highest number of Rolls-Royces per capita, but officials have resorted to scaremongering with dire warnings of massive tax increases to pay for the ...

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DC community calendar, Jan. 7-14, 2016 - Washington Post

Chess Research - Thu, 01/07/2016 - 01:32

DC community calendar, Jan. 7-14, 2016
Washington Post
202-727-1488. Free. Chess for kids Master chess instructor guides participants from learning the basics to advancing their level of skill. Thursdays at 5 p.m. Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut ... Lunchtime conservatory tour Guided tour of a ...

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A Tipping Point in Robotics, and My Five Predictions for 2016 - Xconomy

Chess Research - Wed, 01/06/2016 - 23:46

A Tipping Point in Robotics, and My Five Predictions for 2016
Xconomy
Researchers in the field have found that it has been easier to mechanize many of the high-level cognitive tasks we usually associate with human “intelligence,” such as symbolic integration, proving theorems, playing chess (refer to IBM Deep Blue ...

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Ottawa's arms deal with Saudi Arabia about keeping royal family in power - The Globe and Mail

Chess Research - Wed, 01/06/2016 - 21:20

The Globe and Mail

Ottawa's arms deal with Saudi Arabia about keeping royal family in power
The Globe and Mail
The first rule of chess is the basic principle of Western policy on Saudi Arabia. It was Canada's ... And the purpose of that was to intimidate the Shia protesters,” said Jacqueline Lopour, research associate at the Centre for International Governance ...

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REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR - Redlands Daily Facts

Chess Research - Wed, 01/06/2016 - 18:38

REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR
Redlands Daily Facts
Chess club: Redlands Chess Club meets 2 to 5 p.m. every Friday at Redlands Community Senior Center, 111 W. Lugonia Ave. Players of all ages are welcome, from ... Anyone interested in genealogy research is welcome to attend. Information: www.yvgs.org; ...

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