Word: intuitionism
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They act, in other words, a lot like boys. Why this should be has eluded science for decades. The answer, it turns out, may be in their genes, according to a report in the current issue of Nature. Turner's girls--and boys of all sorts--may get their social...
Reti was joking, of course. Grandmasters typically look about five moves ahead in a given position, and sometimes many more. But Reti's quip captures something at the heart of human chess-playing ability: intuition. And in so far as humans rely on intuition rather than calculation for the decisions...
It is conceivable that human understanding may be so penetrating, human intuition so deep, that computers cannot physically become fast enough (able to see far enough ahead) to beat the best humans consistently. Even if computers can become fast enough, we may be unable to program their evaluation functions well...
The responsibility of parenthood encompasses 24 hours and holds much decision making. Is it fair to lay all the blame on the doctors' side in connection with where children should sleep and at what age? To follow the norm and so-called expert advice blindly is a convenient way to...
The lessons there for Heaven's Gate? The religious impulse sometimes thrives on false sentiment, emotional need and cultural fluff. In its search for meaning, the mind is apt to go down some wrong paths and to mistake its own reflection for the face of God. Much of the time...