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How Kuato Studios is teaching kids through mobile games - Pocket Gamer.Biz

Fri, 03/11/2016 - 05:11

How Kuato Studios is teaching kids through mobile games
Pocket Gamer.Biz
“I think I've got a bronze swimming certificate somewhere,” Turvey offers, which doesn't impress quite as much as the fact that Kuato also holds a nominal base at the Stanford Research Institute in Palo Alto. These are the same people that developed ...

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With artificial intelligence having beaten humans in board games, what's next? - Los Angeles Times

Fri, 03/11/2016 - 05:00

Los Angeles Times

With artificial intelligence having beaten humans in board games, what's next?
Los Angeles Times
Games are typically chosen for the specific challenges that researchers want their AI to be able to overcome. With board games such as chess and Go, computer programs are put through the ringer to see if they can learn from past matches and determine ...

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After Go, Google AI has its eyes set on Starcraft - ZME Science

Fri, 03/11/2016 - 03:01

ZME Science

After Go, Google AI has its eyes set on Starcraft
ZME Science
Google's algorithm AlphaGo stunned the world by defeating Go legend Lee Se-dol yesterday, and winning another game today. After checkers, chess and now go, what's next? Well, Google engineers may have their eyes set on Starcraft – a strategy computer ...

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Computer Beats Go World Champ, Leading Series 2-0 - ZME Science

Fri, 03/11/2016 - 02:33

ZME Science

Computer Beats Go World Champ, Leading Series 2-0
ZME Science
In its essence, it's simpler than chess. There are no pieces that move or behave differently – all pieces -called stones – are equal. However, in terms of possible moves and outcomes, go is way, way more complex than chess. The total number of moves in ...

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Russia missed its chance to be more like America - The Japan Times

Fri, 03/11/2016 - 01:46

Russia missed its chance to be more like America
The Japan Times
The impact of the Shiller-Boycko research, despite its finding of some interesting attitudinal differences between Russians and Americans, was to demonstrate that this view was really not supported by evidence. Today, after 25 years of ... In a recent ...

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Miriam Academy Gears Up For Fall Launch - Webster Kirkwood Times

Fri, 03/11/2016 - 01:45

Webster Kirkwood Times

Miriam Academy Gears Up For Fall Launch
Webster Kirkwood Times
Last fall, Miriam completed extensive market research, surveying current parents and those of graduates, along with industry professionals to glean interest in such a project. "The results showed overwhelming support," Thorp said. Later, a town hall ...

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DCE IMAGINE event highlights student talents - Wausau Daily Herald

Fri, 03/11/2016 - 01:03

Wausau Daily Herald

DCE IMAGINE event highlights student talents
Wausau Daily Herald
Attendees can visit the booths of nearly 40 DCE clubs — ranging from fishing and chess to 3-D molecular modeling and origami. IMAGINE also features a silent auction, a Star Wars LEGO contest and raffle prizes. ... Students teleconference with ...

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Revisiting the book that immortalized the '80s indie punk rock scene ... - A.V. Club

Fri, 03/11/2016 - 00:14

A.V. Club

Revisiting the book that immortalized the '80s indie punk rock scene ...
A.V. Club
It was sometime around 1997 or 1998 when author and rock journalist Michael Azerrad was sitting at home watching a generic multi-part history on rock 'n' roll.

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What's up March 11, 2016 - News-Press Now

Fri, 03/11/2016 - 00:05

What's up March 11, 2016
News-Press Now
All Ages Chess Club will be held at 3 p.m. at Rolling Hills Library Belt Branch Storyhouse, 1904 N. Belt Highway. Kids, teens and adults are welcome to play chess and board games, for beginners through masters. For more information, call 816-232-5479.

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Elementary Recap 3/10/16: Season 4 Episode 16 "Hounded" - Celebrity Dirty Laundry

Thu, 03/10/2016 - 22:22

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Elementary Recap 3/10/16: Season 4 Episode 16 "Hounded"
Celebrity Dirty Laundry
Sherlock and Eugene play chess and he checkmates. Sherlock says Eugene is playing worse today. ... He tells them they can look at his research and says other places aside from Baskerville are making horrors. Joan looks then calls Sherlock over. He ...

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Don't Let Millennials Die on the Vine - Supply & Demand Chain Executive

Thu, 03/10/2016 - 22:07

Don't Let Millennials Die on the Vine
Supply & Demand Chain Executive
Millennials, in my opinion and in our research, are overwhelmingly willing to hook their career wagon to a strong leadership horse. By that I mean the ol' walk the walk.” Walking the walk means that, if you make a speech about how you value ... In ...

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Research on mouse's brain could lead to smarter machines ... - Houston Chronicle

Thu, 03/10/2016 - 21:09

Research on mouse's brain could lead to smarter machines ...
Houston Chronicle
An international team of scientists is hoping that the key to building smarter computers and artificial intelligence may be locked inside a tiny portion of a mouse's ...

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The Neuroscientist Studying How Our Brains Control Our Hands ... - Motherboard

Thu, 03/10/2016 - 15:08

The Neuroscientist Studying How Our Brains Control Our Hands ...
Motherboard
Computers are smart enough to beat humans at chess, Go, and Jeopardy!, but when it comes to basic hand movements, robots can still only master rudimentary ...

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Celebs - or even the Queen - don't win votes. Arguments do. - Telegraph.co.uk

Thu, 03/10/2016 - 13:45

Telegraph.co.uk

Celebs - or even the Queen - don't win votes. Arguments do.
Telegraph.co.uk
... insight into wider affairs. So we hear from actors about how to handle the refugee crisis and from chess grandmasters about how to approach foreign policy. And, this week, we have heard from scientists about why Britain should stay in the European ...

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Celebs - even the Queen - don't win votes. Arguments do. - Telegraph.co.uk

Thu, 03/10/2016 - 13:45

Telegraph.co.uk

Celebs - even the Queen - don't win votes. Arguments do.
Telegraph.co.uk
The fatal misstep is to assume that prowess in a particular field somehow brings insight into wider affairs. So we hear from actors about how to handle the refugee crisis and from chess grandmasters about how to approach foreign policy. And, this week ...

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A night on the streets: Britain's homeless crisis – live - The Guardian

Thu, 03/10/2016 - 13:12

A night on the streets: Britain's homeless crisis – live
The Guardian
... but what our research clearly shows is that political choices have a huge impact on homelessness. Recent research by Crisis and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation showed that benefit cuts are taking a dreadful toll on people's lives, with rising ...

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Why Go is so much harder for AI to beat than chess - Tech Insider (blog)

Thu, 03/10/2016 - 12:33

Tech Insider (blog)

Why Go is so much harder for AI to beat than chess
Tech Insider (blog)
For years researchers have tested the strength of their AI based on how well it could play complicated games — something we first saw in 1996, when IBM's Deep Blue computer beat world chess champion Garry Kasparov. And the ability of Google's AI to ...
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Club Notes - CapitalGazette.com

Thu, 03/10/2016 - 12:01

Club Notes
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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Body Worlds exhibition returns to SA for a second time - Eyewitness News

Thu, 03/10/2016 - 11:01

Eyewitness News

Body Worlds exhibition returns to SA for a second time
Eyewitness News
She says those attending the exhibit can expect the specimen to take on almost real life poses and includes a pair of figure skaters, a basketball player who dribbles a ball and a chess player sitting at a table. And while some may expect it to be a ...

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WHAT'S HAPPENING for March (Updated March 10) - The Sun Herald

Thu, 03/10/2016 - 09:50

WHAT'S HAPPENING for March (Updated March 10)
The Sun Herald
Picayune Chess Club Tournament: 8-9 a.m. registration, 9:15 a.m. Round one, 1 p.m. Round two and 4:30 p.m. Round three, March 12-13, Holiday Inn Express Suites, 1001 Dauphin St. Cost: $40 entry fee paid by March 4. Details: 901-609-0696. American ...

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