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Classroom now home for emotional support - Houston Chronicle

Chess Research - Tue, 06/14/2016 - 18:59

Houston Chronicle

Classroom now home for emotional support
Houston Chronicle
They coach them in chess, or enthuse over science. Tough concludes that skills like resilience and self-control are not really skills the way reading is a skill, they are traits ... He also reports on research by C. Kirabo Jackson at Northwestern ...

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The building blocks of learning - The Seattle Times

Chess Research - Tue, 06/14/2016 - 18:47

The building blocks of learning
The Seattle Times
They coach them in chess or enthuse over science. Tough concludes that skills like resilience and self-control are not really skills the way reading is a skill, they are traits ... He also reports on research by C. Kirabo Jackson at Northwestern, which ...

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David Brooks: To educate a student's mind, fortify the heart - Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Chess Research - Tue, 06/14/2016 - 16:18

David Brooks: To educate a student's mind, fortify the heart
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
They coach them in chess, or enthuse over science. Tough concludes that skills like resilience and self-control are not really skills the way reading is a skill; they are traits ... He also reports on research by C. Kirabo Jackson at Northwestern ...

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RUCKA & LARK on LAZARUS' Slow Burn, The Upcoming 'Cull,' & Possible TV Series - Newsarama

Chess Research - Tue, 06/14/2016 - 16:04

Newsarama

RUCKA & LARK on LAZARUS' Slow Burn, The Upcoming 'Cull,' & Possible TV Series
Newsarama
For the final sequence of “Poison,” that's the result of our research of seeing what's available that we can build off from, and working with Eric Trautmann [collaborator and designer] who has a lot more connections in the STEM field to help with ...

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There's a New Plan to Stop Climate Change: Turn CO2 Emissions Into Stone - VICE News

Chess Research - Tue, 06/14/2016 - 08:43

VICE News

There's a New Plan to Stop Climate Change: Turn CO2 Emissions Into Stone
VICE News
Robert Williams, senior research scientist at the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment at Princeton University, said the researchers in Iceland were testing to see if they could use salt water in the process. That could make it much easier ...

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IHSA Announces Action Related to Three State Final Hosting Sites - Effingham's News Leader

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Tue, 06/14/2016 - 06:50

IHSA Announces Action Related to Three State Final Hosting Sites
Effingham's News Leader
... Boys & Girls Gymnastics, Boys & Girls Soccer, Boys & Girls Swimming & Diving, Wrestling, Athletes with Disabilities, Chess, Journalism, Music/Solo Ensemble, Music Organization, Athletic Officials, Scholastic Bowl, Speech-Debate, Speech-Individual ...

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What Is 'Radical Islam' Anyway? - Haaretz

Chess Research - Tue, 06/14/2016 - 06:48

Haaretz

What Is 'Radical Islam' Anyway?
Haaretz
A December 2015 poll by the Pew Research Center found that 68 percent of Republicans, compared to only 30 percent of Democrats, believe that Islam is more likely than other religions to promote violence among its adherents. If “radical” means ...

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The Building Blocks of Learning - New York Times

Chess Research - Tue, 06/14/2016 - 02:21

The Building Blocks of Learning
New York Times
They coach them in chess, or enthuse over science. Tough concludes that skills like resilience and self-control are not really skills the way reading is a skill, they are traits ... He also reports on research by C. Kirabo Jackson at Northwestern ...

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Computers may be evolving but are they intelligent? - Swinburne University of Technology

Chess Research - Mon, 06/13/2016 - 22:50

Swinburne University of Technology

Computers may be evolving but are they intelligent?
Swinburne University of Technology
At that pioneering workshop, attendees discussed how computers would soon perform all human activities requiring intelligence, including playing chess and other games, composing great music and translating text from one language to another language ...

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Video gaming finding its market as spectator 'sport' - Baltimore Sun

Chess Research - Mon, 06/13/2016 - 17:13

Baltimore Sun

Video gaming finding its market as spectator 'sport'
Baltimore Sun
"It's a lot like chess but a lot faster obviously. You have the mechanical aspect of pointing the mouse and pressing the buttons on the keyboard." The Big Ten Network — which frequently broadcasts Maryland athletic contests — is considering adding ...

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ROC60: Drinking on Sunday morning might not just be for Bills games - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Chess Research - Mon, 06/13/2016 - 17:01

ROC60: Drinking on Sunday morning might not just be for Bills games
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
It's not sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll but research suggests sex, dogs beer and video games can have health benefits. A study showed a daily dose of ... Almeter coached the chess club and advised the math club and junior class. He was among crew members ...

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Third grader Tam Gavenas races into record books - USA Track and Field

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Mon, 06/13/2016 - 15:59

Third grader Tam Gavenas races into record books
USA Track and Field
He explodes with excitement when asked about chess. “I won the New York City Scholastic Championship and my team came in fifth place in the whole country in the nationals,” Tam said. “That was the best we've ever done before.” On the track, Tam's mom ...

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Self-Confidence Is Integral To Achieving Gender Parity In The Workforce - Huffington Post Canada

Chess Research - Mon, 06/13/2016 - 15:51

Self-Confidence Is Integral To Achieving Gender Parity In The Workforce
Huffington Post Canada
This is a comment I would hear being said regularly to my opponent in childhood chess competitions. This comment would make my nine-year-old self more determined to beat them -- which I often did, checkmating both their ... They must use current ...

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A top psychologist says there's only one way to become the best in your field - Tech Insider

Chess Research - Mon, 06/13/2016 - 11:19

Tech Insider

A top psychologist says there's only one way to become the best in your field
Tech Insider
Prior, in 2014, researchers analyzed six studies of chess players and eight studies of musicians and found that deliberate practice was not the only explanation for high performance in either domain. Instead, other factors, like intelligence, might be ...

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We're about to become more intelligent than at any other point in human history - Tech Insider

Chess Research - Mon, 06/13/2016 - 11:05

Tech Insider

We're about to become more intelligent than at any other point in human history
Tech Insider
Hsu is a member of BGI's Cognitive Genomics Lab, a research group that's trying to unlock the genetic codes that account for complex traits like height, susceptibility to conditions like obesity, and - perhaps most controversially - intelligence ...

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Fear index at three-month high ahead of FOMC meeting, Brexit vote - MarketWatch

Chess Research - Mon, 06/13/2016 - 10:43

MarketWatch

Fear index at three-month high ahead of FOMC meeting, Brexit vote
MarketWatch
“They don't seem to get that they are playing checkers and he is playing chess.” In addition ... Declining bond yields and the potential for emerging markets to outperform developed markets benefit U.K. shares, said strategist Mislav Matejka in a ...

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AAP endorses new recommendations on sleep times - AAP News

Chess Research - Mon, 06/13/2016 - 10:18

AAP News

AAP endorses new recommendations on sleep times
AAP News
The AASM released the guidance in a two-page statement and plans to detail the research behind it at a later date. Following ... “They cannot play three sports, play in the band and join the chess club and still get enough sleep to do well in school ...

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TEFAF Reveals Roster of Exhibitors for Inaugural New York Fair - artnet News

Marcel Dzama, Jon Crumiller - Mon, 06/13/2016 - 09:56

TEFAF Reveals Roster of Exhibitors for Inaugural New York Fair
artnet News
... legendary abstractionist's iconic square paintings alongside other works by the gallery's stable of stars including Francis Alÿs. Mamma Andersson, Michaël Borremans, R. Crumb, Marlene Dumas, Marcel Dzama, Kerry James Marshall, and Lisa Yuskavage.

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