Chess Research
The smarter the president, the better: Thomas Jefferson, Warren Harding and ... - Salon
Salon
Salon
Thus, in a 2006 study, the University of California Davis psychologist Dean Keith Simonton used a historiometric research approach to estimate the correlation between IQ and presidential success. In the conventional approach to measuring IQ, a person ...
Comment: How the brains of 'super-multitaskers' are different - SBS
SBS
SBS
The research into these people is at an early stage, but now we know a bit more about what makes their brains different: The latest issue of the psychology journal Psychonomic Bulletin and Review features a new study by Watson and Strayer and their ...
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DC community calendar, May 28-June 4, 2015 - Washington Post
Washington Post
202-698-1175. Free, registration required. Learn to play chess All ages may learn to play, improve their moves or practice with others. .... Also, a discussion of possible breakthroughs in medicinal plant research. Fridays, Mondays and Wednesdays at ...
El Paso area signups - El Paso Times
El Paso Times
7th Annual Juliana's Angels of Faith: Tournament to benefit Rett Syndrome research is at 8 a.m. June 27 at Under Golf Complex on Fort Bliss. Registration from 7 to 8 a.m. .... Side events include blitz, chess clock and bughouse. $25 for rated and non ...
REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR - Redlands Daily Facts
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, ..... Anyone interested in genealogy research is welcome to attend. Information: www.yvgs.org; ...
Taking schools chess championships seriously - Malay Mail Online
Malay Mail Online
I have been invited to manage media at both these events and my research shows that for many years, the Asian Schools Chess Championships is seen as a less serious event and has been accordingly under-promoted. This means it is too often held in ...
What's Happening This Week - Cecil Whig
Cecil Whig
GENEALOGY BASICS, adults meet during regular library hours, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Whiteford Library, 2407 Whiteford Rd., Saturdays, to learn the basics of family history research and how to use free online resources including Ancestry Library edition ...
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Prince George's community calendar, May 28-June 3, 2015 - Washington Post
Washington Post
1-2:30 p.m. Patuxent Research Refuge-North Tract, 230 Bald Eagle Dr., Laurel. 301-497-5887. www.patuxent.gov . Free. Read to Rover A reading program ... Bowie chess club Learn to play or practice skills. 6 p.m. Bowie Library, 15210 Annapolis Rd., Bowie.
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Life after the Spelling Bee: 'It's one of the most unique, odd clubs you can ... - The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian
Rebecca Sealfon (1997, euonym), although only 28, has already acquired three degrees, started a research venture and also works as a software engineer. Sealfon has expressed ambivalence about the bee, writing in 2012 that it reminded her of The ...
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How the Brains of 'Super-Multitaskers' Are Different - New York Magazine
New York Magazine
New York Magazine
The research into these people is at an early stage, but now we know a bit more about what makes their brains different: The latest issue of the psychology journal Psychonomic Bulletin and Review features a new study by Watson and Strayer and their ...
IBM plans to offer analytical cloud computing services to meet growing China ... - South China Morning Post (subscription)
South China Morning Post (subscription)
South China Morning Post (subscription)
The company has a long history of research into artificial intelligence, from chess-playing computer Deep Blue which defeated then world champion Garry Kasparov in 1996 to the Watson supercomputer, which has explored areas from cooking to cancer care.
REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR - Redlands Daily Facts
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, ..... Anyone interested in genealogy research is welcome to attend. Information: www.yvgs.org; ...
Seven “best brains” awarded postgraduate scholarships - Scoop.co.nz
Scoop.co.nz
In addition to his research in radio astronomy, he has tutored for Āwhina, a Victoria University organisation which aims to produce Māori and Pacific scientists, technologists, engineers, mathematicians, architects and designers. - Lara Sweetapple from ...
Seven 'best brains' awarded postgraduate scholarshipsVoxy
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The Indian Century? - City Journal
City Journal
City Journal
I'm wondering whether the claim about Bangalore could possibly be true, but he's off again with a fleeting, “It was India, not Persia, that invented chess,” leaving me unsure as to whether I must urgently reassess all my foreign policy clichés. And ...
New alumni fellow elected: Dr. Eve Rice, author, psychiatrist, philanthropist - Yale News
Yale News
Yale News
Rice currently serves on the board of directors of the Yale Westchester Alumni Association; the Hastings Center, a bioethics research institute; Chess-in-the-Schools, which brings chess and mentoring to students in New York City public schools; and the ...
If Only US Leaders Read This Book On Pakistan That Was on Bin Laden's Shelf - Defense One
Defense One
Defense One
One has to wonder why Bin Laden would be interested in reading about that. After all, by the time the book came out, he was already in Pakistan. He, of all people, knew full well the practical implications of our research. He was safely ensconced in a ...
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Valedictorian, Salutatorians for THS announced - Tehachapi News
Tehachapi News
Tehachapi News
During his high school years he participated in activities including Warrior Band, Jazz Band, Mathletes, Science Bowl, Mock Trial and Chess Club. He has been a leader in the band since his junior year, and has participated in it (as well as Mathletes ...
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My book was in Bin Laden's library and I'm incensed about it - Quartz
Quartz
Quartz
The research project that culminated in the 2006 publication of Fortifying Pakistan began in 2004, when I was a new researcher at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP). My boss, Paul Stares, (now at the Council on Foreign Relations) hired me to ...
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Academy mourns prizewinner's death - Views and News from Norway
Views and News from Norway
Views and News from Norway
The Nash couple had two special requests during their stay in Oslo: To attend the new exhibit pairing works by Edvard Munch and Vincent van Gogh at Oslo's Munch Museum, and to meet young Norwegian chess champion Magnus Carlsen. Nash was known, after ...
Nobelist John Nash uplifts curtain over Game Theory.SRJ News
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Engaging unaffiliated Jews - Sun Sentinel
Sun Sentinel
Sun Sentinel
From left, Rabbi Baruch Plotkin, Howard Chess and Carol Gross during a panel discussion at the “Engaging Jews Outside The Pews” workshop at Temple Solel in Hollywood. ... disconnect we are trying to bridge is between those who find meaning and value in ...