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Make 2017 your year of success: FSU professor's research reveals the path to peak performance - Florida State News

Chess Research - Thu, 01/26/2017 - 14:45

Florida State News

Make 2017 your year of success: FSU professor's research reveals the path to peak performance
Florida State News
Ericsson has spent more than 30 years researching the science of elite performance among athletes, chess players, musicians, novelists, doctors, and the list goes on. All that research has led him to the fascinating conclusion that everyone has what it ...

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Are women 'really smart'? Young girls don't tend to think so, new study shows - Kansas City Star

Chess Research - Thu, 01/26/2017 - 14:31

Kansas City Star

Are women 'really smart'? Young girls don't tend to think so, new study shows
Kansas City Star
Girls as young as 6 years old are less likely than boys to label people of their own gender as "really, really smart," according to new research that raises questions about how stereotypical notions of male and female mental abilities shape the paths ...

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January 25, 2017 - Visual Artist Melody Owen Makes Waves - The Corvallis Advocate

Marcel Dzama, Jon Crumiller - Wed, 01/25/2017 - 22:01

The Corvallis Advocate

January 25, 2017 - Visual Artist Melody Owen Makes Waves
The Corvallis Advocate
Along with many of her friends, Owen has been influenced by artists such as Sophie Calle, Ann Hamilton, Kiki Smith, David Lynch, Jim Jarmusch, Terry Gilliam, Diane Arbus, Tom Waits, Reggie Watts, Marcel Dzama, and Jon Rafman. Owen's work ranges in ...

AI program takes on poker champions ... and leads - The Age - The Age

Chess Research - Wed, 01/25/2017 - 20:32

The Age

AI program takes on poker champions ... and leads - The Age
The Age
Libratus is facing off against four world-champion poker players in a US casino, and after 67000 hands it is winning.
Artificial Intelligence Beating World's Best Professional Poker ...Tech Times

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AI program takes on poker champions ... and leads - The Sydney Morning Herald

Chess Research - Wed, 01/25/2017 - 20:29

The Sydney Morning Herald

AI program takes on poker champions ... and leads
The Sydney Morning Herald
Poker is not like other games, such as chess, where AI has emerged victorious thanks to advanced algorithms. But for the ... However, Sandholm's team did win the Annual Computer Poker Competition against other AI research teams twice in a row ...
Artificial Intelligence Beating World's Best Professional Poker PlayersTech Times

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Tata Steel Chess Tournament kicks off the year with some of the best - St. Louis Public Radio

In the News - Wed, 01/25/2017 - 19:19

St. Louis Public Radio

Tata Steel Chess Tournament kicks off the year with some of the best
St. Louis Public Radio
Wesley So is the current lead of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, pictured here at last year's London Chess Classic. Saint Louis Chess Club and Spectrum Studios. Every year the first and longest elite tournament starts in January: Tata Steel! The ...

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Tata Steel Chess Tournament kicks off the year with some of the best - St. Louis Public Radio

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Wed, 01/25/2017 - 19:19

St. Louis Public Radio

Tata Steel Chess Tournament kicks off the year with some of the best
St. Louis Public Radio
It is interesting to compare the similarities of the World Chess Championship match and the match between Rapport and Wei Yi, as both matches were decided in a faster time control. The Tata Steel super tournament started with a surprise. The initial ...

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'Culture and Climate Change' series continues - Gannonknight

Chess Research - Tue, 01/24/2017 - 21:08

'Culture and Climate Change' series continues
Gannonknight
Gannon University's College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (CHESS) is keeping with its yearlong theme of academic lectures and happenings centering on issues in culture and climate change with a myriad of events taking place during the ...

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I can code you the world - Capilano Courier

Chess Research - Tue, 01/24/2017 - 16:37

I can code you the world
Capilano Courier
It turns out that the same technology used to beat humans at chess and Go is used for tons of other things, such as recognizing songs with Shazam, driverless cars and cancer research. We're living in an era where the links between virtually every field ...

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An AI program is beating poker champions for the first time - Stuff.co.nz

Chess Research - Tue, 01/24/2017 - 16:14

Stuff.co.nz

An AI program is beating poker champions for the first time
Stuff.co.nz
Poker is not like other games, such as chess, where AI has emerged victorious thanks to advanced algorithms. Poker is ... However, Sandholm's team did win the Annual Computer Poker Competition against other AI research teams twice in a row. "Different ...
An AI Poker Player Is Beating Four of the World's Best Pros by $800000Futurism
Artificial Intelligence Is About to Conquer Poker, But Not Without Human HelpWIRED
Brains vs AI - Rivers CasinoRivers Casino

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AI program no match for poker champs - The News Herald

Chess Research - Tue, 01/24/2017 - 15:55

The News Herald

AI program no match for poker champs
The News Herald
A "perfect" information game is one like chess, for example, where both players see the board and are in a good position to anticipate the opponent's next possible move. An "imperfect ... "Different research builds on results," he explains. None of the ...
An AI Poker Player Is Beating Four of the World's Best Pros by $800000Futurism
Artificial Intelligence Is About to Conquer Poker—But Not Without ...WIRED

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3 Westchester students named Regeneron finalists - The Journal News | LoHud.com

Chess Research - Tue, 01/24/2017 - 11:02

The Journal News | LoHud.com

3 Westchester students named Regeneron finalists
The Journal News | LoHud.com
Of the more than 1,700 applicants, 20 local students out of 300 across the country were chosen as semifinalists earlier this month for projects that included analysis of water contamination, wind turbines, human languages and games of chess. Each ...

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If Fake News Fools You, It Can Fool Robots, Too - Bloomberg

Chess Research - Tue, 01/24/2017 - 07:01

Bloomberg

If Fake News Fools You, It Can Fool Robots, Too
Bloomberg
They excel in tiny, toy universes where the rules of the game are precisely understood and consistent -- games such as chess or go, for example. They can even handle trivia, as the success of IBM's Watson in playing Jeopardy has demonstrated. Watson's ...

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In a casino in Pittsburgh, an AI program is beating poker champions for the first time - Reading Eagle

Chess Research - Tue, 01/24/2017 - 05:35

Washington Post

In a casino in Pittsburgh, an AI program is beating poker champions for the first time
Reading Eagle
A "perfect" information game is one like chess, for example, where both players see the board and are in a good position to anticipate the opponent's next possible move. An "imperfect ... "Different research builds on results," he explains. None of the ...
Artificial Intelligence Is About to Conquer Poker, But Not Without Human HelpWIRED

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In a casino in Pittsburgh, an AI program is beating poker champions ... - Washington Post

Chess Research - Tue, 01/24/2017 - 04:25

Washington Post

In a casino in Pittsburgh, an AI program is beating poker champions ...
Washington Post
Poker, with its hidden hands and bluffing, is much harder for AI than, say chess, where players have a lot of information because the board is visible.
Artificial Intelligence Is About to Conquer Poker—But Not Without ...WIRED

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Richards-Porter Happy Earning From Chess - Jamaica Gleaner

Chess Research - Mon, 01/23/2017 - 22:35

Jamaica Gleaner

Richards-Porter Happy Earning From Chess
Jamaica Gleaner
"You can make a decent living from chess, because I graduated from the University of the West Indies (UWI). I was doing research, and I stopped it to come and teach chess," she outlined. Like most things, however, the flag-bearer says it depends on who ...

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Why it's time to wake up to ResMed Inc.'s (CHESS) potential - Motley Fool Australia

Chess Research - Mon, 01/23/2017 - 16:18

Community Financial News

Why it's time to wake up to ResMed Inc.'s (CHESS) potential
Motley Fool Australia
Despite the strong revenue growth the net profit for the quarter was generally flat due to rising administrative and research expenses, with adjusted gross margins of 58.3% marginally down on the prior quarter's adjusted gross margins of 58.9%. Overall ...
ResMed Inc. Announces Results for the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2017Yahoo Finance

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Chess Club drawing students of all ages - hngnews.com

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Mon, 01/23/2017 - 13:47

hngnews.com

Chess Club drawing students of all ages
hngnews.com
“One of our missions is to promote chess in the state of Wisconsin, including scholastic chess,” he said. It only made sense for him to promote chess in his own town, Rasmussen said. “I'm a big football and basketball fan of the high school, and I'd ...

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Why Poker Is a Big Deal for Artificial Intelligence - MIT Technology Review

Chess Research - Mon, 01/23/2017 - 12:36

MIT Technology Review

Why Poker Is a Big Deal for Artificial Intelligence
MIT Technology Review
It is fundamentally different from checkers, chess, or Go, because an opponent's hand remains hidden from view during play. In games of “imperfect information,” it is ... Game theory has already been applied to research on jamming attacks and ...

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