Chess and Machine Intuition

Chess and Machine IntuitionWith the ability to conceive of and construct ever more complicated machinery, expectations have increased that we may yet comprehend, and perhaps even duplicate, some of our own mental abilities. In examining how we think, act, and enjoy the complexities of problem solving in such activities as chess play, we obtain an increased appreciation of our own minds and potentials. Through an overview of machine chess, a history of the game, and a discussion

Framed from an artist’s perspective and spanning a diverse range of artworks that question how ideas of perfection shape our personal identities and our social and political systems

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metaphors and the web

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and how are they in turn composed

This volume explores the lives of women in Iran through the social

Essays here explore the rich dynamic that has developed between fans and producers

press materials

One of the more focused areas is shape recognition

the book attempts to record the experience of the performance

Brian Ferneyhough's music draws inspiration from painting

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