http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Could computers ever beat the best go players? Although unthinkable at this stage, this could soon become possible, thanks to CNRS theorists. For the first time, two scientists from the Theoretical Physics Laboratory and the Laboratory of Theoretical Physics and Statistical Models, have applied network theory to a game of strategy. Their findings, published in the journal Europhysics Letters, should help to improve future simulation programs. http://phys.org/news253785912.html Other Sciences Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:20:01 EST news253785912 (PhysOrg.com) -- We all want to get ahead, but how many of us are willing to cheat to do it? As it turns out, when the stakes are high, cheating really isn't that uncommon. Sadly, we have come to see cheating as commonplace when it is done by professional athletes or politicians, but when you think about cheating, chess probably isn't the first place that comes to mind. http://phys.org/news220878020.html Technology Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:00:58 EST news220878020 Experts use different parts of their brains than amateurs, maximizing intuition, goal-seeking and pattern-recognition, said a study out Thursday that examined players of shogi, or Japanese chess. http://phys.org/news214755408.html Medicine & Health Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:17:02 EST news214755408 (PhysOrg.com) -- In the recorded history of chess, world champions have always been male, not female. Further, there is currently only one woman in the top 100 chess players in the world. Because chess is often considered to be the ultimate intellectual activity, male dominance at chess is often cited as an example of innate male intellectual superiority. But rather than resort to biological or cultural explanations, a recent study proposes a different explanation. http://phys.org/news150954140.html Other Sciences Mon, 12 Jan 2009 03:42:20 EST news150954140 A new study in the Journal of Communication reveals that access to an integrated system of internet health resources helps patients more than simply providing a list of URLs to accredited sites. http://phys.org/news135350581.html Medicine & Health Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:23:01 EST news135350581