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InSitu@CHESS offers material-testing help to industry, academia - Cornell Chronicle

Mon, 07/31/2017 - 10:54

Cornell Chronicle

InSitu@CHESS offers material-testing help to industry, academia
Cornell Chronicle
And thanks to a 2014 grant from the Office of Naval Research, InSitµ@CHESS was born. Miller, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, is director of the InSitµ center. Its name is sort of an acronym: It's the center for “Integrated Simulation ...

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Chess queen moves to educate youngsters - Herald live

Mon, 07/31/2017 - 03:12

Herald live

Chess queen moves to educate youngsters
Herald live
... taken out of school, after Laszlo decided their lives would be “an educational research project”. The Polgar Variant is a film documentary on their lives. At 15, Judit broke Bobby Fischer's record to become the youngest international chess ...

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Hungarian chess queen moves into education - The Hindu

Mon, 07/31/2017 - 01:51

The Hindu

Hungarian chess queen moves into education
The Hindu
... Sicilian Defence and other chess tricks that would make her a champion. Her father Laszlo pulled her and older sisters Zsuzsa (Susan) and Zsofia (Sofia) out of school, deciding that their lives would be what he called “a living educational research ...

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Chess opens up a new world for Ekurhuleni township children - Business Day (registration)

Sun, 07/30/2017 - 22:49

Business Day (registration)

Chess opens up a new world for Ekurhuleni township children
Business Day (registration)
Zwane's son Kwezi says he plays chess because "it's a nondangerous version of rugby or soccer". According to research, there is more to recommend the game of chess than its lack of physical violence. There is a well-established link between chess and ...

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New York Giants rookie abruptly announces retirement from football saying he 'values his health' and plans to ... - Daily Mail

Sun, 07/30/2017 - 16:16

Daily Mail

New York Giants rookie abruptly announces retirement from football saying he 'values his health' and plans to ...
Daily Mail
An undrafted rookie free agent with The New York Giants abruptly announced his retirement from the sport on Sunday. Jadar Johnson, 22, said he would be stepping away from the game saying he 'values his health' and plans to 'pursue other interests,' his ...

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Watch out Messi, here come the footballers at RoboCup - Phys.Org

Sun, 07/30/2017 - 14:41

Phys.Org

Watch out Messi, here come the footballers at RoboCup
Phys.Org
The annual championship, which was held in the central Japanese city of Nagoya, started 20 years ago when a computer beat the top human player in chess, "a big event which prompted computer engineers to set the next goal", said Itsuki Noda, the ...

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FEATURE: Hungarian chess champion moves into education - Taipei Times

Sun, 07/30/2017 - 11:03

FEATURE: Hungarian chess champion moves into education
Taipei Times
In the 1970s, the father Laszlo, a teacher, challenged Hungary's communist authorities by homeschooling his children as chess prodigies. Now his youngest daughter, Judit, ... “Chess can open up a kid's brain and develop it in a playful, creative way ...

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Watch out Messi, here come the footballers at RoboCup - Daily Mail

Sun, 07/30/2017 - 08:57

Daily Mail

Watch out Messi, here come the footballers at RoboCup
Daily Mail
The annual championship, which was held in the central Japanese city of Nagoya, started 20 years ago when a computer beat the top human player in chess, "a big event which prompted computer engineers to set the next goal", said Itsuki Noda, the ...

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Hungarian chess queen moves into education - Citizen TV (press release)

Sun, 07/30/2017 - 05:54

Citizen TV (press release)

Hungarian chess queen moves into education
Citizen TV (press release)
Hungarian chess Olympic winner Zsofia (L) and Judit (R) Polgar make a selfie after their interview for AFP with their father, teacher and educational psychologist Laszlo Polgar (not pictured) in the Urania Film Theater in Budapest, Hungary, on May 14 ...

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Hungarian chess queen moves into education - The Sun Daily

Sat, 07/29/2017 - 23:06

Hungarian chess queen moves into education
The Sun Daily
Her father Laszlo pulled her and older sisters Zsuzsa (Susan) and Zsofia (Sofia) out of school, deciding that their lives would be what he called "a living educational research project". "Any healthy child – if taught early and intensively – can be ...

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Hungarian chess queen moves into education - Yahoo News Canada (blog)

Sat, 07/29/2017 - 22:24

Yahoo News Canada (blog)

Hungarian chess queen moves into education
Yahoo News Canada (blog)
... Sicilian defence and other chess tricks that would make her a champion. Her father Laszlo pulled her and older sisters Zsuzsa (Susan) and Zsofia (Sofia) out of school, deciding that their lives would be what he called "a living educational research ...

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Artificial Intelligence Is Stuck. Here's How to Move It Forward. - New York Times

Sat, 07/29/2017 - 00:08

New York Times

Artificial Intelligence Is Stuck. Here's How to Move It Forward.
New York Times
Sure, A.I. systems have mastered an array of games, from chess and Go to “Jeopardy” and poker, but the technology continues to struggle in the real world. Robots ... There is nothing wrong with such research, but it is unlikely to lead to major ...

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Russia: World's Monetary Chess Master? - Daily Reckoning

Fri, 07/28/2017 - 17:30

Russia: World's Monetary Chess Master?
Daily Reckoning
Its leaders think strategically… as a good chess player thinks strategically. Is it any wonder that ... A murdered soviet economist's groundbreaking research gives you a roadmap to investment opportunities in breakthrough technologies. This nearly ...

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Scientists say ABBA sequence would make for fairer penalty shootouts in soccer - UPI.com

Fri, 07/28/2017 - 13:58

UPI.com

Scientists say ABBA sequence would make for fairer penalty shootouts in soccer
UPI.com
New research suggests the format is optimal for fair play and does not offer the first to serve a measurable advantage. Scientists analyzed the results of 1,701 tiebreakers from 73 men's tennis tournaments and 920 tiebreakers from 135 women's tournaments.
ABBA sequence in tennis tiebreaking serves is proven to be fairScience Daily

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ABBA sequence in tennis tiebreaking serves is proven to be fair - Phys.Org

Fri, 07/28/2017 - 08:59

Phys.Org

ABBA sequence in tennis tiebreaking serves is proven to be fair
Phys.Org
"The purpose of this study was to test the ABBA sequence in a real tournament setting," says Dr. Alex Krumer of the Swiss Institute for Empirical Economic Research at the University of St. Gallen. "Based on the analysis of 1,701 men's and 920 women's ...

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Abba sequence in tennis tiebreaking serves is proven to be fair -- Ben-Gurion U. - EurekAlert (press release)

Fri, 07/28/2017 - 08:01

Abba sequence in tennis tiebreaking serves is proven to be fair -- Ben-Gurion U.
EurekAlert (press release)
... important determinant of performance in contest in general," says Dr. Offer Moshe Shapir of the Center for Business Education and Research at NYU Shanghai. "This is true, for example, in settings ranging from chess matches, penalty shootouts in ...

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Stan 'The Fan' Charles: Former Raven John Urschel Intends To Keep His Beautiful Mind - Press Box

Fri, 07/28/2017 - 07:58

New York Daily News

Stan 'The Fan' Charles: Former Raven John Urschel Intends To Keep His Beautiful Mind
Press Box
The medical journal JAMA published a report stating CTE was found in 99 percent of deceased NFL players' brains that were donated to scientific research. Of the 111 brains of deceased former NFL players that were studied, 110 contained varying levels ...
John Urschel makes the best, smartest decision of his life in retiring from the NFLNew York Daily News

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NFL player Urschel, seeking Ph.D. in math, retires from football at 26 - Reuters

Thu, 07/27/2017 - 17:06

NFL player Urschel, seeking Ph.D. in math, retires from football at 26
Reuters
"Objectively, I shouldn't. I have a bright career ahead of me in mathematics," he wrote, adding that he was not seeking to get rich playing football. "The things I love the most in this world (reading math, doing research, playing chess) are very, very ...

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NFL player Urschel, seeking Ph.D. in math, retires from football at 26 - Reuters

Thu, 07/27/2017 - 17:06

Washington Post

NFL player Urschel, seeking Ph.D. in math, retires from football at 26
Reuters
"Objectively, I shouldn't. I have a bright career ahead of me in mathematics," he wrote, adding that he was not seeking to get rich playing football. "The things I love the most in this world (reading math, doing research, playing chess) are very, very ...
Canisius grad John Urschel retires from Ravens at age 26Buffalo News
Genius John Urschel Explains His Decision To Retire From NFLBaltimoreRavens.com
Baltimore Ravens' John Urschel retires from NFL at age 26My Twin Tiers.com
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NFL player Urschel, seeking Ph.D. in math, retires from football at 26 - Reuters

Thu, 07/27/2017 - 17:06

Yahoo Sports

NFL player Urschel, seeking Ph.D. in math, retires from football at 26
Reuters
"Objectively, I shouldn't. I have a bright career ahead of me in mathematics," he wrote, adding that he was not seeking to get rich playing football. "The things I love the most in this world (reading math, doing research, playing chess) are very, very ...
Canisius grad John Urschel retires from Ravens at age 26Buffalo News
Genius John Urschel Explains His Decision To Retire From NFLBaltimoreRavens.com
Baltimore Ravens' John Urschel retires from NFL at age 26PA home page
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