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Former Allentown residents trapped and starving in Syria - Allentown Morning Call
Allentown Morning Call
Allentown Morning Call
Madaya now finds itself a pawn in a military chess match between Assad regime troops linked up with their allies, the Lebanese-based militia Hezbollah, and a coalition of opposition groups calling themselves Ahrar ash-Sham. In May 2014 ... That sounds ...
KCHR to collate info on ancient board games - The Hindu
The Hindu
Ludus was one of the popular Roman board games considered to be a simplified mix of chess and draughts.” In its effort to broaden the activities of the museum, the ... Meanwhile, the research organisation has sought the cooperation of academics and ...
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Time to fix a broken Mizzou - Kansas City Star
Kansas City Star
Kansas City Star
Never, as some see it, has there been a more important hire in the 177-year history of one of the nation's top land grant and research universities. It will be the new president's job to oversee the rebuilding of fractured relationships with students ...
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Why few child prodigies grow up to be geniuses - The Straits Times
The Straits Times
The Straits Times
They learn to read at age two, play Bach at four, breeze through calculus at six, and speak foreign languages fluently by eight. Their classmates shudder with envy; their parents rejoice at winning the lottery. But, to paraphrase T.S. Eliot, their ...
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Even in glow of Super Bowl, CTE is taking root - Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
The Boston brain-research group, led by McKee and other researchers as well as non-medical concussion evangelist Chris Nowinski, has identified more than 100 other athletes whose brains showed signs of CTE. Former Denver Broncos running back Rob Lytle ...
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Visioning begins at Kalamazoo City Hall - WNWN-FM
WNWN-FM
WNWN-FM
They turned the atrium at City Hall into sort of a living room with tables and chairs, plants even a bean bag chair and a giant chess set as an informal setting for sharing ideas. ... They also plan to engage in research and consult with experts on ...
Behind the Scenes at NYC Ballet's Biggest Thing This Season - Observer
Observer
Observer
I have been following visual artist Marcel Dzama and ballet choreographer Justin Peck for months on Instagram leading up to the premiere of the New York City Ballet's The Most Incredible Thing, their collaborative ballet based on the 1870 story by Hans ...
Sonya's Weekend Rundown- February 5th - KZTV Action 10 News
KZTV Action 10 News
The "I Love Chess" scholastic tournament is taking place Saturday from 8:30an to 3pm at Saint Patrick's school on Alameda and Rossiter. Join them for a few rounds of chess! All school children are welcome to join whether they have experience or not.
Understanding Watson: A Closer Look At IBM's Analytics Powerhouse - Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha
As research in artificial intelligence/machine learning is making rapid progress, investors are curious what this means for the technology market. Who will benefit from these research efforts? Recently, I wrote an article about Google's lead in the ...
“It's Called Show Business, It Should Be Called Business Show:” Producer Bill Duke Breaks Down How The Business ... - Chicago Defender
Chicago Defender
When the conversation shifted to the business side of Hollywood, Duke said, “It's called show business, it should be called business show, and the thing is, you can't be playing checkers in a chess game.” “And we are playing checkers in a chess game.”.
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“It's Called Show Business, It Should Be Called Business Show:” Producer Bill Duke Breaks Down How The Business ... - News One
News One
News One
When the conversation shifted to the business side of Hollywood, Duke said, “It's called show business, it should be called business show, and the thing is, you can't be playing checkers in a chess game.” “And we are playing checkers in a chess game.”.
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Why Jim Cramer Is Buying Dow Chemical, Selling Mondelez - TheStreet.com
TheStreet.com
They're just five chess moves ahead of the competitors. And that's why I love Alphabet." Mohr said they would look to add more Alphabet shares to the portfolio's holdings on a pullback. Dow Chemical also reported better-than-expected earnings, and Mohr ...
WATCH: Volcano Erupts in Japan, Triggering Dramatic Lightning Strikes - KTIC
KTIC
KTIC
“Lightning is sometimes observed in the plume associated with eruption of this type,” Manabu Hashimoto, a professor at the Disaster Prevention Research Institute at Kyoto University, told ABC News in an email Friday. Sakurajima has been on the watch ...
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Google's artificial intelligence software to take on Go world champion in million dollar man vs machine contest - Daily Mail
Daily Mail
Daily Mail
President of the British Go Association Jon Diamond said: 'Following the Chess match between Gary Kasparov and IBM's Deep Blue in 1996 the goal of some Artificial Intelligence researchers to beat the top human Go players was an outstanding challenge ...
Google's AI will battle Go world champion live on YouTubeThe Verge
YouTube will livestream Google's AI playing Go superstar Lee Sedol in MarchVentureBeat
Defeating Top Go Player, Artificial Intelligence Narrows Learning Gap with HumansElectronic Design
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When Will The Machines Wake Up? - TechCrunch
TechCrunch
Bostrom asked 170 artificial intelligence researchers to estimate with 50 percent confidence when human-level machine intelligence might be developed (i.e., machines that can not only play chess, but write poetry, manage businesses, do all the things ...
Next generation of machine learning rock-stars will trade Google and Facebook for top secret hedge funds - International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
The likes of Geoffrey Hinton or Demis Hassabis at Google can do interviews and roundtables and are allowed to publish their research, but you won't hear about what's happening within the hedge funds, said Vidal. A hedge fund with a history of ...
When Will The Machines Wake Up? - TechCrunch
TechCrunch
TechCrunch
Bostrom asked 170 artificial intelligence researchers to estimate with 50 percent confidence when human-level machine intelligence might be developed (i.e., machines that can not only play chess, but write poetry, manage businesses, do all the things ...
Evolving our way to artificial intelligence - Phys.Org
Phys.Org
Phys.Org
I remember well when IBM's computer Deep Blue beat chess master Garry Kasparov. Where I'd played – and lost to – chess-playing computers myself, the Kasparov defeat solidified my personal belief that artificial intelligence will become reality ...
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South Shore Calendar of Events - Wicked Local
Wicked Local
Wicked Local
The Alvin was created to help reach the most extreme areas on earth and has transported more than 8,000 researchers over the last 40 years, including Strickrott. .... February School Vacation Week Lego Club – Pirate Chess: 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Feb ...
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Is Caring Too Much About Super Bowl 50 Bad For My Mental Health? - Forbes
Forbes
Forbes
Fortunately, science and football are not incompatible, and there is a growing body of research into the psychology of fandom and the emotional connection between fans and their teams. I decided to take a look at the science to figure out if I ... For ...
Limerick NFL fans all set for Super Bowl SundayLimerick Leader
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