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Fox News Makes Viewers More Likely to Vote for Republicans, Study Finds - The Emory Wheel

Chess Research - Tue, 10/24/2017 - 20:02

Fox News Makes Viewers More Likely to Vote for Republicans, Study Finds
The Emory Wheel
The researchers calculated that an additional three minutes of Fox News consumption per week over the course of an election season year made a Democrat-identified voter 58 percent more likely to vote for Republican George W. Bush in the 2000 ...

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Study Finds Fox News is Big Player in Presidential Elections - The Emory Wheel

Chess Research - Tue, 10/24/2017 - 20:02

Study Finds Fox News is Big Player in Presidential Elections
The Emory Wheel
The researchers calculated that an additional three minutes of Fox News consumption per week over the course of an election season year made a Democrat-identified voter 58 percent more likely to vote for Republican George W. Bush in the 2000 ...

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EPA keeps scientists from talking about report - Clinton Herald

Chess Research - Tue, 10/24/2017 - 09:36

Clinton Herald

EPA keeps scientists from talking about report
Clinton Herald
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Environmental Protection Agency kept three scientists from speaking at a Monday event in a move condemned by researchers and Democratic members of Congress as an attempt by the agency to silence a discussion of climate change ...
EPA Cancels Talk on Climate Change by Agency ScientistsNew York Times
First on CNN: Security costs skyrocket at 'lightning rod' EPACNN
EPA yanks scientists' conference presentations, including on climate changeWashington Post

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My Legacy For Long Island Chess - Great Neck Record

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Tue, 10/24/2017 - 05:18

Great Neck Record

My Legacy For Long Island Chess
Great Neck Record
Since its debut in September 2014, Chess-in-the-Park has become an annual gala for Long Island chess players, veterans, rookies and parents alike, most of whom seem eager to pick the brains of other parents who have had previous scholastic chess ...

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US Soldiers in Niger: A Hidden Global Mission - Center for Research on Globalization

Chess Research - Tue, 10/24/2017 - 02:38

US Soldiers in Niger: A Hidden Global Mission
Center for Research on Globalization
Black was multilingual but also fluent in the Hausa language, as “he wanted to communicate directly with the people.”[1] This soldier of empire was similarly adept at chess. Johnson “loved his country” and proved “loyal”. “For some, he was the beloved ...

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EPA stops scientists from speaking about climate report - The Philadelphia Tribune

Chess Research - Mon, 10/23/2017 - 23:13

The Philadelphia Tribune

EPA stops scientists from speaking about climate report
The Philadelphia Tribune
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Environmental Protection Agency kept three scientists from speaking at a Monday event in a move condemned by researchers and Democratic members of Congress as an attempt by the agency to silence a discussion of climate change ...

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EPA keeps scientists from speaking about report on climate change - PBS NewsHour

Chess Research - Mon, 10/23/2017 - 10:59

PBS NewsHour

EPA keeps scientists from speaking about report on climate change
PBS NewsHour
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Environmental Protection Agency kept three scientists from speaking at a Monday event in a move condemned by researchers and Democratic members of Congress as an attempt by the agency to silence a discussion of climate change ...
EPA Cancels Talk on Climate Change by Agency ScientistsNew York Times
First on CNN: Security costs skyrocket at 'lightning rod' EPACNN
EPA yanks scientists' conference presentations, including on climate changeWashington Post
Narragansett Bay Estuary Program -Narragansett Bay Estuary Program
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Gene Expression Map of Human Body Gives Value to Variants - ALS Research Forum

Chess Research - Mon, 10/23/2017 - 10:57

Gene Expression Map of Human Body Gives Value to Variants
ALS Research Forum
Among other uses, GTEx will allow neurodegenerative disease researchers to investigate whether disease risk variants identified in genome-wide association studies (GWAS) actually trigger meaningful gene expression changes in the brain or elsewhere ...

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DeepMind's New AI Taught Itself to Be the World's Greatest Go Player - Singularity Hub

Chess Research - Mon, 10/23/2017 - 10:05

Singularity Hub

DeepMind's New AI Taught Itself to Be the World's Greatest Go Player
Singularity Hub
When chess fell to AI in the 1990s, computer scientists looking for a new challenge turned to the millennia-old Chinese game Go, which despite its simpler rules has many more possible moves and often requires players to rely on instinct. It was ...

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Former Facebook staffer back in Edmonton to do artificial intelligence research - Edmonton Sun

Chess Research - Mon, 10/23/2017 - 08:16

Edmonton Sun

Former Facebook staffer back in Edmonton to do artificial intelligence research
Edmonton Sun
Former Facebook employee Kevin Waugh gave up the perks of the company's California campus last spring for an Edmonton job with the research subsidiary of another tech giant. Waugh, a Canadian who spent seven years at the University of Alberta getting ...

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Former Facebook staffer back in Edmonton to do artificial intelligence research - Edmonton Journal

Chess Research - Mon, 10/23/2017 - 07:37

Edmonton Journal

Former Facebook staffer back in Edmonton to do artificial intelligence research
Edmonton Journal
Former Facebook employee Kevin Waugh gave up the perks of the company's California campus last spring for an Edmonton job with the research subsidiary of another tech giant. Waugh, a Canadian who spent seven years at the University of Alberta getting ...

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So you've learned you've got a “pitifully” low IQ. How worried should you be? - Vox

Chess Research - Mon, 10/23/2017 - 07:30

Vox

So you've learned you've got a “pitifully” low IQ. How worried should you be?
Vox
Scientific sources like Nature argue that "what most people know about intelligence must be updated,” and popular media including Vox itself reports on the "mountain of research showing that it's a genuinely powerful predictor of your health ...

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Making the right moves - International Cement Review

Chess Research - Mon, 10/23/2017 - 03:38

International Cement Review

Making the right moves
International Cement Review
The opening moves in a chess game lay the foundation for every match. Likewise, assigning cement transport orders to contract hauliers plays a crucial role in the daily race for competitiveness. Algorithms can help planners and dispatchers avoid ...

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National Chess Day celebrated in Sarasota - Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Sun, 10/22/2017 - 22:30

Sarasota Herald-Tribune

National Chess Day celebrated in Sarasota
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
He moved to France at age 16 and was the French National Scholastic Champion and, in the U.S., won the Jacksonville city championship in 2015. Zharkov and a group of the experienced players held an 11-player rapid chess tournament where each side ...

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Inside the Off-Kilter Set that Defines At Home with Amy Sedaris - Vogue.com

Marcel Dzama, Jon Crumiller - Sun, 10/22/2017 - 13:05

Inside the Off-Kilter Set that Defines At Home with Amy Sedaris
Vogue.com
It's been 17 years since the beloved (and incredibly bizarre) cult comedy series Strangers with Candy left the small screen, but fans can finally rejoice: Amy Sedaris is back, and this time, she's inviting everyone into her home. But, it should be ...

Getting Personal: Rachel Schechter - Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Sun, 10/22/2017 - 07:10

Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Getting Personal: Rachel Schechter
Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette
Today's premiere Treasure Chess K-12 Scholastic Tournament (from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.) at the Illini Union is the beginning, with 100 percent of net profits going to the Eastern Illinois Foodbank and Family Service of Champaign County. What was a pivotal ...

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