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The Turk: Wolfgang von Kempelen's Fake Automaton Chess Player - Interesting Engineering
The Mechanical Turk, also known as the Automaton Chess Player, was a fake chess-playing machine constructed in the late 18th century.
ITRI's Tech Showcase Shines at IFA 2018 - Business Wire
BERLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IFA, the largest tradeshow for consumer electronics and home appliances in Europe, takes place from August 31st to September ...
Editorial: Short takes on Cardinal comebacks and latte limitations - STLtoday.com
Our Saturday editorial briefs look at quirkier items from the past week's news.
UW–Madison center takes lead in improving mental health services in Great Lakes region - University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Wisconsin-Madison
The Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies (CHESS), housed in UW–Madison's Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, has received a $3.7 million, five-year grant to serve as the Mental Health Technology Transfer Center for HHS Region 5 ...
In dogs, CRISPR fixes a muscular dystrophy - Science Magazine
Science Magazine
Fighting fire with fire, researchers working with dogs have fixed a genetic glitch that causes Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) by further damaging the DNA. The unusual approach, using the genome editor CRISPR, allowed a mutated gene to again make ...
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The Alzheimer's gamble - Science Magazine
Science Magazine
Science Magazine
The U.S. government had begun to ramp up research spending on the neurodegenerative condition, which is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States and will afflict an estimated 14 million people in this country by 2050. “There was an ...
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Chess Champions Crowned at 2018 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz and Sinquefield Cup - Idaho State Journal
Idaho State Journal
About The Grand Chess Tour The Grand Chess Tour is a circuit of international events, each demonstrating the highest level of organization for the world's best players. The Tour was created in partnership between the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of ...
Chess Champions Crowned at 2018 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz and Sinquefield Cup - Idaho State Journal
Idaho State Journal
The Tour was created in partnership between the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (Sinquefield Cup) and Chess Promotions, Ltd. (London Chess Classic). The legendary Garry Kasparov, one of the world's greatest ambassadors for chess, ...
Chess Champions Crowned at 2018 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz and Sinquefield Cup - Markets Insider
Markets Insider
The Grand Chess Tour is a circuit of international events, each demonstrating the highest level of organization for the world's best players. The Tour was created in partnership between the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (Sinquefield ...
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Chess Champions Crowned at 2018 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz and Sinquefield Cup - PR Newswire (press release)
PR Newswire (press release)
The Tour was created in partnership between the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (Sinquefield Cup) and Chess Promotions, Ltd. (London Chess Classic). The legendary Garry Kasparov, one of the world's greatest ambassadors for chess, ...
Chess Champions Crowned at 2018 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz and ...Markets Insider
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Chess Champions Crowned at 2018 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz and Sinquefield Cup - PR Newswire (press release)
PR Newswire (press release)
The Grand Chess Tour is a circuit of international events, each demonstrating the highest level of organization for the world's best players. The Tour was created in partnership between the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (Sinquefield ...
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In the ongoing 'math wars,' both sides have a point - The Globe and ... - The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail
Brent Davis is currently a Werklund Research Professor at the University of Calgary. John Mighton is a writer and mathematician and is the founder of JUMP ...
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Art, Duchamp and Retinal Chess - FAD magazine
FAD magazine
FAD magazine
Art and chess have often been linked, most famously via Marcel Duchamp, who was addicted to the game to the extent that not only did he switch his focus from Athena to Caïssa, but it contributed to the failure of his marriage in 1927. According to Man ...
Chess Champions Crowned at 2018 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz and Sinquefield Cup - Markets Insider
Carlsen, Caruana, Aronian All Earn Sinquefield Cup Titles As Playoff Nixed - Chess.com
Caruana Talks: Sinquefield Ending, GCT Finals, World Championship - Chess.com
Fabiano Caruana languished. Then he led. Then he was chased. Then he was caught. Then he was tied. Then he was tied, again. Then he negotiated. Then he ...
Chess Champions Crowned at 2018 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz and Sinquefield Cup - PR Newswire
SAINT LOUIS, Aug. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's most elite chess grandmasters spent the month of August at the Saint Louis Chess Club competing in ...
Sinquefield Cup video highlights, part 1 - Chessbase News
One of the chief draws of any Grand Chess Tour event is the extensive and high-quality coverage on the Saint Louis Chess Club YouTube Channel.
Chess Champions Crowned at 2018 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz and Sinquefield Cup - PR Newswire
SAINT LOUIS, Aug. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's most elite chess grandmasters spent the month of August at the Saint Louis Chess Club competing in ...
Chess Corner: Dislodging the defender - Muskogee Daily Phoenix
Muskogee Daily Phoenix
Muskogee Daily Phoenix
The United States now hosts annually in St. Louis the new Wimbledon of Chess. Rex Sinquefield created the Sinquefield Cup in 2013 by showering the world's elite players with lots of money. St. Louis was already a respected chess center. The tournament ...