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Physical, mental activities enrich aging brain - Northwest Herald

Tue, 06/02/2015 - 10:49

Northwest Herald

Physical, mental activities enrich aging brain
Northwest Herald
A research study in the Journal of the American Medical Association reports that both activities are equally valuable to keep thinking skills in, and dementia out. Researchers tested both types of activities on a group of 126 seniors for 12 weeks and ...

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Poker Interface: Why an AI's defeat at a poker tournament hit the jackpot for ... - Newstalk 106-108 fm

Tue, 06/02/2015 - 10:14

Poker Interface: Why an AI's defeat at a poker tournament hit the jackpot for ...
Newstalk 106-108 fm
“Poker is now a benchmark for artificial-intelligence research, just as chess once was,” Tuomas Sandholm said in an interview with LiveScience. “. It's a game of exceeding complexity that requires a machine to make decisions based on incomplete and ...

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Poker Interface: Why an AI's defeat at a poker tournament hit the jackpot for ... - Newstalk 106-108 fm

Tue, 06/02/2015 - 10:14

Poker Interface: Why an AI's defeat at a poker tournament hit the jackpot for ...
Newstalk 106-108 fm
“Poker is now a benchmark for artificial-intelligence research, just as chess once was,” Tuomas Sandholm said in an interview with LiveScience. “. It's a game of exceeding complexity that requires a machine to make decisions based on incomplete and ...

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Hackaday Prize Worldwide LA: The Ultimate Workshop, Party, And Hackathon - Hackaday

Tue, 06/02/2015 - 06:07

Hackaday

Hackaday Prize Worldwide LA: The Ultimate Workshop, Party, And Hackathon
Hackaday
Also at the Saturday night gathering was our very own mythical creature [Sophi Kravitz], [Elecia White] who is and embedded.fm podcaster, engineer, and Hackaday Prize judge two years in a row, and [Samy Kamkar] known for his privacy and security ...

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French philosopher and Swedish tax chief among EU 89 banned by Russia - The Guardian (blog)

Tue, 06/02/2015 - 05:56

The Guardian (blog)

French philosopher and Swedish tax chief among EU 89 banned by Russia
The Guardian (blog)
Bad Chess player ?? If politics is gaged by chess, then yes terrible. 15 years of Rule and Russia still has to rely on oil prices for money. As a dictator who's slowly cementing his rule and snuffing out any opposition with tactical murders and changes ...

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10 Questions With Student Trustee Luke Metaxas - Onward State

Tue, 06/02/2015 - 04:22

Onward State

10 Questions With Student Trustee Luke Metaxas
Onward State
For fun, I love meeting new people, watching movies, working out, playing chess, and spending time with friends. I chose Penn State ... This can be done through events and meetings, interviews, research, surveys, and many other methods. I aspire to ...

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Why Mega-Mergers Are Back in Vogue for Internet Companies - blogs.hbr.org (blog)

Mon, 06/01/2015 - 16:49

blogs.hbr.org (blog)

Why Mega-Mergers Are Back in Vogue for Internet Companies
blogs.hbr.org (blog)
Because they are innovative by nature, consumer tech companies need to invest heavily in research and development, which could be done if they had a portfolio of products at different stages of maturity, with some of them being established cash cows ...

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How Chess Players' Brains Are Different From Everybody Else's - Mic

Mon, 06/01/2015 - 15:08

Mic

How Chess Players' Brains Are Different From Everybody Else's
Mic
Studies show that playing chess as a kid has a high positive correlation with academic achievement. In one study, researchers found that students who were taught how to play chess were more academically advanced overall, especially in math, spatial ...

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New Stanford Research Identifies Strategic Toolkit for Problem-Solving - Digital Journal

Mon, 06/01/2015 - 13:03

New Stanford Research Identifies Strategic Toolkit for Problem-Solving
Digital Journal
The idea is growing in cognitive psychology that experts in information-intensive domains, like teaching, chess, or medicine, become skilled because they garner enormous mental libraries of heuristics and patterns, he says. When faced with a tough ...

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New Stanford Research Identifies Strategic Toolkit for Problem-Solving - Business Wire (press release)

Mon, 06/01/2015 - 13:00

New Stanford Research Identifies Strategic Toolkit for Problem-Solving
Business Wire (press release)
The idea is growing in cognitive psychology that experts in information-intensive domains, like teaching, chess, or medicine, become skilled because they garner enormous mental libraries of heuristics and patterns, he says. When faced with a tough ...

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XCOM 2 Revealed, Coming to PC First in November - GameSpot

Mon, 06/01/2015 - 12:57

GameSpot

XCOM 2 Revealed, Coming to PC First in November
GameSpot
Research, Develop and Upgrade: Configure and build rooms on the Avenger to give XCOM new capabilities on the battlefield. Use your Scientists and Engineers to research, develop and upgrade weapons and armour to fit your preferred tactics.

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Russia & Kazakhstan: Using EU Ruling to Press for More Web Censorship - EurasiaNet

Mon, 06/01/2015 - 12:07

EurasiaNet

Russia & Kazakhstan: Using EU Ruling to Press for More Web Censorship
EurasiaNet
The Kazakh parliament, seen here in September 2014, passed a law last year allowing local authorities to block any website and social media without a court order during a declared “state of emergency.” Kazakh and Russian officials may be considering ...

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Raytown Mid-Continent Library June activities - Blue Springs Examiner

Mon, 06/01/2015 - 11:22

Raytown Mid-Continent Library June activities
Blue Springs Examiner
We will walk you through getting the research done right the first time so you can start off on the right foot. • Science City: ... Play chess, learn the basics, brush up on your chess skills, challenge other players at Free Chess Play at the Library ...

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Raytown Mid-Continent Library June activities - Blue Springs Examiner

Mon, 06/01/2015 - 11:22

Raytown Mid-Continent Library June activities
Blue Springs Examiner
We will walk you through getting the research done right the first time so you can start off on the right foot. • Science City: ... Play chess, learn the basics, brush up on your chess skills, challenge other players at Free Chess Play at the Library ...

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Mine closures, job losses on Brazil's iron ore frontline - Reuters

Mon, 06/01/2015 - 11:12

Mine closures, job losses on Brazil's iron ore frontline
Reuters
With less efficient infrastructure, smaller mines usually have higher costs and struggle in a price slump. Calculations by commodities research firm Wood Mackenzie suggest smaller iron ore producers in Minas Gerais have an average cash cost of around ...

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Michael David “Heilsey” Heil - Glens Falls Post-Star

Mon, 06/01/2015 - 09:47

Michael David “Heilsey” Heil
Glens Falls Post-Star
Forever busy, he then did computer research for friends and family. He liked playing chess, fishing, shooting his pistols, enjoyed music and concerts, especially trips to see RUSH at SPAC with John Pagano. Before his accident, he loved motocross racing.

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'Queen' of Lake Placid Elementary School volunteers - Highlands Today

Mon, 06/01/2015 - 00:08

Highlands Today

'Queen' of Lake Placid Elementary School volunteers
Highlands Today
Sueppel didn't know much about chess when she started the club. She did some research and discovered the game wasn't so hard after all. She purchased a number of copies of “No Stress Chess,” a version of the game that incorporates playing cards.

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The Intelligencer Community Calendar June 1 - The Intelligencer

Sun, 05/31/2015 - 23:10

The Intelligencer Community Calendar June 1
The Intelligencer
Patrick Connelly of National Archives presents, Military Research. Open to public. David Library of the American Revolution, 1201 River Rd., Washington ... Chess sets available. Doylestown Historical Society Park, 56 S. Main St. Free. 215-345-4140 ...

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Opinion: Can chess rescue Australia's education system? - The Educator

Sun, 05/31/2015 - 18:21

The Educator

Opinion: Can chess rescue Australia's education system?
The Educator
Given the growing international interest in chess and the worrying trends present in Australia's education system, I recently announced that I was launching an Australian research project investigating the public policy benefits of chess across a suite ...

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Triumphant success for Queens Park Relay for Life walkers - Toowoomba Chronicle

Sun, 05/31/2015 - 15:45

Toowoomba Chronicle

Triumphant success for Queens Park Relay for Life walkers
Toowoomba Chronicle
Many of those walking took part because they had personally felt the impacts of cancer. Jayde Austin said her grandmother died from cancer three years ago. "Ever since then I've been participating in Relay for Life and raising funds for cancer research ...

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