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Actress and Activist Sharon Stone Lights Up the Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival - The Vineyard Gazette - Martha's Vineyard News

Sat, 09/10/2016 - 08:09

The Vineyard Gazette - Martha's Vineyard News

Actress and Activist Sharon Stone Lights Up the Martha's Vineyard International Film Festival
The Vineyard Gazette - Martha's Vineyard News
In 1995 she stepped into Elizabeth Taylor's shoes (high-heels rather, Ms. Stone said) as the Global Campaign Chair of amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research. ... Ms. Stone said the last time she was on the Vineyard, she played chess with Art Buchwald.

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First Person | Son moves closer to dad with chess - Columbus Dispatch

Sat, 09/10/2016 - 06:22

First Person | Son moves closer to dad with chess
Columbus Dispatch
I made my biggest find, though, just a few hours into my research: I chanced upon a website containing historical matches, move by move, and a 1947 match that Dad played popped up. The game was historical because Dad, playing white, used the Two ...

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Domain Expertise And AI: Conquering The Next Generation Of Cyber Threats - Forbes

Fri, 09/09/2016 - 08:00

Domain Expertise And AI: Conquering The Next Generation Of Cyber Threats
Forbes
The security industry has not kept pace with cybercriminals' innovation or creativity; it's been left playing checkers while the enemy plays chess. Cybercriminals are not only becoming more sophisticated and numerous, but today's IT infrastructure is ...

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Can Chess Make You Smarter?? - The Jewish Voice

Thu, 09/08/2016 - 22:45

The Jewish Voice

Can Chess Make You Smarter??
The Jewish Voice
Boris Gelfand made all the right moves to become Israel's highest-ranking chess player. Now, he's partnering up with an Israeli university to launch the country's first scientific research project focused on chess. The Grandmaster Chess Research ...

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Can Chess Make You Smarter?? - The Jewish Voice

Thu, 09/08/2016 - 22:45

The Jewish Voice

Can Chess Make You Smarter??
The Jewish Voice
Israel's Grandmaster Chess Research Project is a one-of-a-kind initiative to develop a novel academic approach to the skills and culture of chess. Boris Gelfand made all the right moves to become Israel's highest-ranking chess player. Now, he's ...

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Tibetan chess: an ancient tradition - Xinhua

Thu, 09/08/2016 - 22:04

Xinhua

Tibetan chess: an ancient tradition
Xinhua
Tibetan chess: an ancient tradition ... Children play Tibetan chess in Lhasa on Sept. 3 2016. (Xinhua/Jigme Doje). It has 100 individual and 20 organization members, all dedicated to the research, preservation, and growth of Tibetan chess.

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Genius Takes a New Form With Artificial Intelligence - Money Morning Australia

Thu, 09/08/2016 - 21:55

Money Morning Australia

Genius Takes a New Form With Artificial Intelligence
Money Morning Australia
This is, of course, a fantasised version of Newton's research on gravity. Yet it's one of the most famous stories in science. There's no doubt that Newton was a genius. ... General AI would be able to do all the standard narrow tasks we've come to ...

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Waterdown siblings have all the right moves - The Flamborough Review

Thu, 09/08/2016 - 14:52

Waterdown siblings have all the right moves
The Flamborough Review
“It was really fun,” he said, noting he knows what he's getting into from a chess sense. “It's going to be tough.” Eugene said he'll have to prepare for the tournament. “When you get the pairings and you know who you're going to play, you just research ...

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Is $28B takeover of energy company Spectra just the first in the pipeline? - The Providence Journal

Thu, 09/08/2016 - 07:48

The Providence Journal

Is $28B takeover of energy company Spectra just the first in the pipeline?
The Providence Journal
It could also mark the beginning of the "supermajor" era for the industry, according to Rebecca Followill, head of research at U.S. Capital Advisors, since it might "light a fire in the bellies" of the larger pipeline players, setting off a wave of ...
Enbridge plans $28 billion takeover of Maine natural gas pipeline operator SpectraPress Herald

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Royal Navy tests drone boat – MAST – on the River Thames - Yachting and Boating World

Thu, 09/08/2016 - 05:52

Yachting and Boating World

Royal Navy tests drone boat – MAST – on the River Thames
Yachting and Boating World
The work is being conducted by civilian manufacturers ASV Ltd & Roke Manor Research, with support from Cambridge Pixels, Seebyte and Chess Dynamics. Fleet Robotics Officer Commander, Peter Pipkin, said: “This is a chance to take a great leap forward ...

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36 Hours in Cambridge, Mass. - New York Times

Thu, 09/08/2016 - 04:00

36 Hours in Cambridge, Mass.
New York Times
... selection). Pop into Black Ink for eclectic and hipsterish gifts; Leavitt & Peirce, a circa 1883 tobacco shop, to stock up on pipes, pocketknives and chess sets; and in a building called the Garage, Boston's own media and pop culture mecca, Newbury ...

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Enbridge deal hints at pipes race - Arkansas Online

Thu, 09/08/2016 - 02:22

Arkansas Online

Enbridge deal hints at pipes race
Arkansas Online
It could also mark the beginning of the "supermajor" era for the industry, according to Rebecca Followill, head of research at U.S. Capital Advisors, since it might "light a fire in the bellies" of the larger pipeline players, setting off a wave of ...
Enbridge plans $28 billion takeover of Maine natural gas pipeline operator SpectraPress Herald

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Currency killer: meet the Harvard economist who wants to get rid of cash - South China Morning Post

Thu, 09/08/2016 - 00:58

South China Morning Post

Currency killer: meet the Harvard economist who wants to get rid of cash
South China Morning Post
Kenneth Rogoff has an interesting résumé: international grandmaster of chess, former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund, professor at Harvard University. And he is now—unofficially—the No 1 enemy of cash. “I'll admit, it's a very ...

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Engineering students launch into the new semester at Welcome Bash - UTA The Shorthorn

Wed, 09/07/2016 - 20:35

UTA The Shorthorn

Engineering students launch into the new semester at Welcome Bash
UTA The Shorthorn
Chess boards were set up for on-the-spot matches, and kiosks and organization booths were spread across the lawn. Manish Kak, computer ... “We are also working on noncompetitive research of liquid fueled engines,” Yates said. Civil engineering junior ...

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Bill Nighy film 'Pride' first in Battelle Film Club's fall series - Tri-City Herald

Wed, 09/07/2016 - 18:29

Tri-City Herald

Bill Nighy film 'Pride' first in Battelle Film Club's fall series
Tri-City Herald
The 2014 New Zealand drama centers on a brilliant but troubled chess champion who begins teaching underprivileged Maori children about the game. “Charismatic and impassioned, Gen (the chess champion) encourages ... “The film uses the contrast between ...

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Students can win chance to read, play chess with superintendent - Federal Way Mirror

Wed, 09/07/2016 - 18:00

Students can win chance to read, play chess with superintendent
Federal Way Mirror
In a statement, Campbell said the drawing was inspired by research that shows "chess can enhance a person's ability to think critically and problem solve." When they get back to school, students can pick up entry flyers from their school's office manager.

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Computers that can argue will be satnav for the moral maze - New Scientist

Wed, 09/07/2016 - 13:03

New Scientist

Computers that can argue will be satnav for the moral maze
New Scientist
Machines may have beaten us at remorselessly logical games like chess and Go, and they are increasingly giving us a run for our money at games of bluff and chance like poker. But no computer has ever come close to beating humans where it counts: in an ...

Google News
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Questioning Claims That Are Too Good to Be True - Harvard Business Review

Wed, 09/07/2016 - 11:04

Harvard Business Review

Questioning Claims That Are Too Good to Be True
Harvard Business Review
So when people believe that they have a strong understanding of a subject — say, finance — they tend to overclaim more, asserting that they know concepts that researchers present to them, even when the concepts are made up. Rather than saying that ...

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Enbridge may have just touched off a 'supermajor' race for pipes - Chicago Tribune

Wed, 09/07/2016 - 10:18

Enbridge may have just touched off a 'supermajor' race for pipes
Chicago Tribune
With Enbridge Inc. planning a $28 billion takeover of Spectra Energy Corp., some investors say the industry's in store for more deals as pressure mounts on the likes of Enterprise Products Partners and Kinder Morgan to follow suit. The biggest pipeline ...

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Human-Robot Relationships Will Never Make the Leap From Sex to Love - Motherboard

Wed, 09/07/2016 - 09:05

Motherboard

Human-Robot Relationships Will Never Make the Leap From Sex to Love
Motherboard
But in 2016, when artificial intelligence can beat a human in a game tougher than chess, you still have to pre-programme even the most advanced of available “sex robots” with a personality. ... In a presentation delivered at this year's Ideacity in ...

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