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Ethical Conundrums in AI - Westlaw Insider (blog)

Chess Research - Thu, 05/11/2017 - 10:46

Westlaw Insider (blog)

Ethical Conundrums in AI
Westlaw Insider (blog)
Lex Machina: An intellectual property (“IP”) research company that helps companies anticipate, manage, and win patent and other IP lawsuits by comparing cases to a database of information and helping their customers draw valuable conclusions that ...

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Game Set Match: Looking for an ace - Spokane Journal of Business

World Chess Hall of Fame - Thu, 05/11/2017 - 09:11

Spokane Journal of Business

Game Set Match: Looking for an ace
Spokane Journal of Business
The federation used a numerical rating systems devised by a man named Kenneth Harkness, to enable members to track their individual progress in terms of wins and losses, says the World Chess Hall of Fame. “The Harkness system was reasonably fair, but ...

Chess dress controversy: Apologise to girl and move on, says ... - The Star Online

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Thu, 05/11/2017 - 03:21

The Star Online

Chess dress controversy: Apologise to girl and move on, says ...
The Star Online
PETALING JAYA: Wanita MCA has urged National Scholastic Chess Championship director Sophian A. Yusuf to stop "bullying" the 12-year-old chess player ...

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Garry tells how life imitates chess - Trinidad Guardian

Chess Research - Wed, 05/10/2017 - 23:36

Trinidad Guardian

Garry tells how life imitates chess
Trinidad Guardian
And the former world champion answers: “To play chess on a truly high level requires a constant stream of exact, informed decisions, made in real time and under pressure from your opponent.” What's more, the Russian genius adds, it requires a synthesis ...

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Does playing chess make you smarter? A look at the evidence ... - Study International News

Chess Research - Wed, 05/10/2017 - 22:47

Study International News

Does playing chess make you smarter? A look at the evidence ...
Study International News
The stereotype of the chess player is someone who is smart, logical and good at maths. This is why so many parents around the world are keen to get their ...

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Mesa View's First Chess Tournament - Cibola County Beacon

Chess Research - Wed, 05/10/2017 - 19:45

Cibola County Beacon

Mesa View's First Chess Tournament
Cibola County Beacon
There is plenty of research that supports the students statements. Some of the benefits of children playing chess are mental clarity, memory skills, improved concentration, improved academic performance, develops logical thinking, improves attention ...

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A Bolt from Deep Blue – An Irishman's Diary about a famous chess match, 20 years on - Irish Times

Chess Research - Wed, 05/10/2017 - 18:04

Irish Times

A Bolt from Deep Blue – An Irishman's Diary about a famous chess match, 20 years on
Irish Times
It's 20 years today since a computer called Deep Blue beat the then world chess champion, Garry Kasparov, in a best-of-six series, an event that heralded a power shift between mankind and machines. But reports of the death of human intelligence appear ...

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Lawyer: Chess girl's picture doctored - The Star Online

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Wed, 05/10/2017 - 17:56

Lawyer: Chess girl's picture doctored
The Star Online
KUALA LUMPUR: The photo of a girl who withdrew from a chess tournament over a dress dispute that was posted on Facebook was doctored, claims a lawyer. Mohd Harris Abdullah, who is representing the National Scholastic Chess Championship director ...

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Are You Skilled Enough To Make Chess Your Main Hustle? The Cross-Cloud Approach: Modernising IT Infrastructure - Forbes

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Wed, 05/10/2017 - 13:23

Forbes

Are You Skilled Enough To Make Chess Your Main Hustle? The Cross-Cloud Approach: Modernising IT Infrastructure
Forbes
... and even the 12th place challenger walked away with $4,000 -- not bad for pushing pieces around a board for a few hours. "Our top 10 or 20 players in the world don't have to do anything but play chess," says St. Louis Chess Club founder Rex ...

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Are You Skilled Enough To Make Chess Your Main Hustle? - Forbes

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Wed, 05/10/2017 - 13:23

Forbes

Are You Skilled Enough To Make Chess Your Main Hustle?
Forbes
... and even the 12th place challenger walked away with $4,000 -- not bad for pushing pieces around a board for a few hours. "Our top 10 or 20 players in the world don't have to do anything but play chess," says St. Louis Chess Club founder Rex ...

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Playing chess 'does not make you smarter' - iNews

Chess Research - Wed, 05/10/2017 - 10:08

iNews

Playing chess 'does not make you smarter'
iNews
For centuries chess, or the king's game as it is also known, has been viewed as the ultimate expression of cleverness, but researchers from the University of Liverpool have shown it has no impact on cognitive ability. A review of existing research into ...

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The Case for More Tortoises - Human Resource Executive Online

Chess Research - Wed, 05/10/2017 - 08:36

The Case for More Tortoises
Human Resource Executive Online
Gladwell said he understands imposing time limits on chess -- otherwise, games would take forever and "you'd have to quit your job" to be a chess fan -- but "the LSAT is not a spectator sport." He proposed that someone like ... The same kind of bias ...

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Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) Director Robert Chess Sells 5000 Shares - The Cerbat Gem

Chess Research - Wed, 05/10/2017 - 06:37

The Cerbat Gem

Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) Director Robert Chess Sells 5000 Shares
The Cerbat Gem
Several research firms have weighed in on NKTR. Roth Capital set a $23.00 price target on shares of Nektar Therapeutics and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 4th. Jefferies Group LLC set a $25.00 price objective on ...
Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) Director Sells $93600.00 in StockSports Perspectives
Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) Releases Earnings Results, Reports EPS of $-0.42 EPSHighland Mirror
Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) Position Reduced by ProShare Advisors LLCChaffey Breeze

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Chess championship director to file defamation suit over Facebook post - The Star Online

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Wed, 05/10/2017 - 05:00

The Star Online

Chess championship director to file defamation suit over Facebook post
The Star Online
KUALA LUMPUR: National Scholastic Chess Championship director Sophian A.Yusuf will file a suit against chess coach Kaushal Khandar for making allegedly defamatory statements over a controversy regarding a girl's dressing at the tournament. "We will ...
Chess tournament director to sue for defamation over dress rowYahoo Singapore News
Chess tourney director to sue coach, three others over 'short dress' fiascoMalaysiakini (subscription)

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The Biennale and Beyond: 10 Exhibitions Opening Around the World This Week - MutualArt.com

Marcel Dzama, Jon Crumiller - Wed, 05/10/2017 - 02:00
The Biennale and Beyond: 10 Exhibitions Opening Around the World This Week  MutualArt.com

UNFOLDING at Cindy Rucker Gallery New York, NY, USA May 13, 2017 - Jun 18, 2017. UNFOLDING at Cindy Rucker Gallery Cindy Rucker Gallery is pleased ...

Crafts & Cocktails: Inspired Button Making - Webster Kirkwood Times

World Chess Hall of Fame - Wed, 05/10/2017 - 01:36

Crafts & Cocktails: Inspired Button Making
Webster Kirkwood Times
Crafts & Cocktails: Inspired Button Making. Meet The Imagery of Chess: Saint Louis Artists contributors Deborah Douglas, Jessica Baran, and Nathaniel Farrell on Wednesday, May 10, 6:30 p.m., at the World Chess Hall of Fame, 3rd floor, 4652 Maryland Ave.

Brad Keselowski shares secret to success at Talladega - Nascar

Chess Research - Tue, 05/09/2017 - 10:07

Nascar

Brad Keselowski shares secret to success at Talladega
Nascar
But the moves and the techniques and all those things are really similar, and when you can slow it down and think of it as a giant chess match, where things aren't just happening—they're happening because you want them to, it starts to breed a lot of ...

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First-Ever LSD Microdosing Study Will Pit the Human Brain Against AI - Motherboard

Chess Research - Tue, 05/09/2017 - 10:00

Motherboard

First-Ever LSD Microdosing Study Will Pit the Human Brain Against AI
Motherboard
... however, psychedelic research has been experiencing something of a "renaissance" and now Fielding wants to put her intuition to the test by running a study in which participants will "microdose" while playing Go—a strategy game that is like chess ...

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Does playing chess make you smarter? A look at the evidence - The Conversation UK

Chess Research - Tue, 05/09/2017 - 09:16

The Conversation UK

Does playing chess make you smarter? A look at the evidence
The Conversation UK
This is because most of the reviewed studies compared the effect of chess with groups doing no alternative activities. This is a problem because research has shown that the excitement and fun induced by novel activities can cause a positive temporal ...

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How St. Louis Helped Kickstart An American Chess Renaissance - Forbes

Shannon Bailey - Tue, 05/09/2017 - 09:05

Forbes

How St. Louis Helped Kickstart An American Chess Renaissance
Forbes
"Our mission at the World Chess Hall of Fame is to make chess fun and accessible to everybody," said Shannon Bailey, curator of the World Chess Hall of Fame. "We celebrate the game, we collect objects related to the game. And one thing that's kind of ...

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