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The Many Faces of Tatiana Maslany: A Guide to the Clones of Orphan Black's Project Leda - Flavorwire

Thu, 04/14/2016 - 14:18

Flavorwire

The Many Faces of Tatiana Maslany: A Guide to the Clones of Orphan Black's Project Leda
Flavorwire
Cosima meets a charming French lady named Delphine, who introduces her to Dr. Aldous Leekie, the leader of a movement called “Neolution” and the head of the Dyad Institute, a research center pushing the boundaries of acceptable genetic modification. As ...

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Davich: Social media campaign adds new wrinkle to long abortion battle - Chicago Tribune

Thu, 04/14/2016 - 12:49

Chicago Tribune

Davich: Social media campaign adds new wrinkle to long abortion battle
Chicago Tribune
25, 1981 – research for an upcoming column – I experienced a minor epiphany regarding the decades-old debate over abortion. A black-and-white photo ... The legal chess game continues. Legislative knights and rooks make their moves while too many ...

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O'Fallon Public Library wins Beautification Award - Belleville News-Democrat

Thu, 04/14/2016 - 11:25

Belleville News-Democrat

O'Fallon Public Library wins Beautification Award
Belleville News-Democrat
With services ranging from career guidance, free tax and election center, computer and research assistance to teen and children's areas for age-specific activities and studying, the library should be a must-visit destination in O'Fallon for local ...

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Are Humans the New Supercomputer? - Scientific Computing

Thu, 04/14/2016 - 09:20

Scientific Computing

Are Humans the New Supercomputer?
Scientific Computing
When a computer routinely beats us at chess and we can barely navigate without the help of a GPS, have we outlived our place in the world? Not quite. Welcome to the front line of research in cognitive skills, quantum computers and gaming. Today there ...
Intuition helps humans beat computers in thorny physics gameSan Jose Mercury News
Take that, AI: Video-gamers solve quantum physics mystery using human intuitionLos Angeles Times
Humans Beat Computers in Quantum ResearchUndark Magazine
Nanotechnology News (press release)
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Prisons without Crime: Brett Story on His Genre-Subverting Doc on Mass Incarceration, The Prison in Twelve Landscapes - Filmmaker Magazine

Thu, 04/14/2016 - 09:02

Filmmaker Magazine

Prisons without Crime: Brett Story on His Genre-Subverting Doc on Mass Incarceration, The Prison in Twelve Landscapes
Filmmaker Magazine
A friend of mine was doing research in the Appalachian coal fields of Eastern Kentucky, and what is remarkable about the landscape there is that prisons are being built literally on top of closed-down coal mines, on land flattened by mountain-top ...

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The Note: Democrats Brace for Debate Battle in Brooklyn - ABC News

Thu, 04/14/2016 - 08:02

ABC News

The Note: Democrats Brace for Debate Battle in Brooklyn
ABC News
He plays political poker, not chess – thus attacks on the pope tumble from his campaign, as a tactical, not strategic, response. This, though ... Trump's seen unfavorably by 67 percent of Americans in this poll, produced for ABC by Langer Research ...

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PRSSA Hosts 5th Annual Autism Fundraiser - The Montclarion (subscription)

Thu, 04/14/2016 - 07:30

The Montclarion (subscription)

PRSSA Hosts 5th Annual Autism Fundraiser
The Montclarion (subscription)
Ciccone explained that he thinks autism might also be something which people simply do not fully understand yet, referring to cases in which autistic individuals have become very successful musicians, chess players or teachers. “Regardless, it is a ...

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Check out the Urban Art Gallery - The Philadelphia Citizen

Thu, 04/14/2016 - 06:49

The Philadelphia Citizen

Check out the Urban Art Gallery
The Philadelphia Citizen
Morris' observations are corroborated by research. According to a ... UAG has offered chess classes, a gaming academy that combines video games with adult mentorship, a cultural field trip series, and a storytelling series, all free to local kids. The ...

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Are HUMANS the new supercomputer? Quantum Moves game helps map the brain to 'blur the lines between man and ... - Daily Mail

Thu, 04/14/2016 - 05:13

Daily Mail

Are HUMANS the new supercomputer? Quantum Moves game helps map the brain to 'blur the lines between man and ...
Daily Mail
But we are not beaten yet - humans are still superior in some areas and researchers in Denmark have developed a scheme that is mapping the human brain to blur the lines between the two. ... In 1997 Deep Blue famously beat Garry Kasparov at chess.
Are Humans the New Supercomputer?Scientific Computing
Intuition helps humans beat computers in gameChina Post
Take that, AI: Video-gamers solve quantum physics mystery using human intuitionLos Angeles Times
Undark Magazine -Nanotechnology News (press release)
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M. Mobin Shorish - Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Thu, 04/14/2016 - 02:18

M. Mobin Shorish
Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette
He was an avid fisherman, gardener and chess player, and derived great pleasure from his koi pond. A devoted husband and father, he is survived by his wife of 52 years, Ricka Shorish; his sister, Zieba ... In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, a ...

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DSG to fund new sexual health center - Duke Chronicle

Thu, 04/14/2016 - 01:33

Duke Chronicle

DSG to fund new sexual health center
Duke Chronicle
... Asian American Alliance, Desarrolla, Duke Aviation Engineering Research Opportunities Society, DukeAfrica, Duke Asian Music Ensemble, Duke Asian Music Ensemble, Duke Campus Keepers, Duke Ballet Company, Duke Chess, Duke Consulting Club, ...

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Google robot beats GO champion - Concordiensis

Wed, 04/13/2016 - 23:00

Google robot beats GO champion
Concordiensis
The machine intelligence division at Google, DeepMind, has been focused on developing learning algorithms, which can be applied into a computer to compete with humans in games such as chess or jeopardy. The 2,500 year old strategic Chinese game of Go ...

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Tech billionaire Sean Parker donates $250 mn for cancer research - Economic Times

Wed, 04/13/2016 - 22:15

Economic Times

Tech billionaire Sean Parker donates $250 mn for cancer research
Economic Times
"We are at an inflection point in cancer research and now is the time to maximize immunotherapy's unique potential to transform all cancers into manageable diseases, saving millions of lives," said Parker, who last year created the Parker Foundation.

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Take that, AI: Video-gamers solve quantum physics mystery using human intuition - Los Angeles Times

Wed, 04/13/2016 - 20:55

Los Angeles Times

Take that, AI: Video-gamers solve quantum physics mystery using human intuition
Los Angeles Times
Computers may trounce humans at games like chess and Go, but there's one game we've still got a lock on: quantum physics. Scientists who had ... If the researchers move too slowly, their particles lose the information anyway. So researchers have had to ...
Intuition helps humans beat computers in thorny physics gameSan Jose Mercury News
Are humans the new supercomputer?Science Daily
Humans Beat Computers in Quantum ResearchUndark Magazine

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Intuition helps humans beat computers in thorny physics game - San Jose Mercury News

Wed, 04/13/2016 - 16:57

The Verge

Intuition helps humans beat computers in thorny physics game
San Jose Mercury News
BERLIN -- Computers may have us beat at chess and checkers, but new research suggests our brains still have an edge when it comes to solving certain tricky problems thanks to a very human trait: intuition. Scientists in Denmark have found that people ...
Are humans the new supercomputer?Science Daily
Humans Beat Computers in Quantum ResearchUndark Magazine

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Tips to starting a summer garden - San Jose Mercury News

Wed, 04/13/2016 - 16:38

Tips to starting a summer garden
San Jose Mercury News
The thinking on digging beds is changing with research showing that it's best not to distrub the soil too much. Microbial life that lives 24 ... Think about your garden plot as a chess board where you plant only in the red or black squares. Determine ...

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Are humans the new supercomputer? - Science Daily

Wed, 04/13/2016 - 14:04

Science Daily

Are humans the new supercomputer?
Science Daily
When a computer routinely beats us at chess and we can barely navigate without the help of a GPS, have we outlived our place in the world? Not quite. Welcome to the front ... At the interface between quantum physics and computer games, Sherson and his ...
Intuition helps humans beat computers in thorny physics gameNews & Observer
Humans Beat Computers in Quantum ResearchUndark Magazine

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The Future of Work: Navigating the Whitewater - Pacific Standard

Wed, 04/13/2016 - 13:00

The Future of Work: Navigating the Whitewater
Pacific Standard
When I ran Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center, which helped pioneer everything from the personal computer to the laser printer to spelling checkers, I always felt that what gave us an edge was real engineers — craftsmen who could actually build amazing ...

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Coming events calendar for Wednesday, April 13, 2016 - Hermiston Herald

Wed, 04/13/2016 - 12:33

Coming events calendar for Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Hermiston Herald
Meals on Wheels available. Transportation arranged by donation. (541-567-3582). CANOLA BLACKLEG DISEASE FIELD WORKSHOP, 1 p.m., Columbia Basin Ag Research Center, 48037 Tubbs Ranch Road, Pendleton. ... STORY & CRAFT TIME, 2 p.m., Echo Public Library ...

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Tribeca 2016 Women Directors: Meet Ester Gould - 'Strike a Pose' - Indie Wire (blog)

Wed, 04/13/2016 - 12:31

Indie Wire (blog)

Tribeca 2016 Women Directors: Meet Ester Gould - 'Strike a Pose'
Indie Wire (blog)
When we met the dancers during our research trip, their life stories were above expectation because there's something cathartic about what they have been through. I love coming-of-age stories and this film is partly about growing up because these ...

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