Garry’s philosophy is rooted in the belief that a grounded, centered, and focused mind is the key to living with joy and ...

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Alba de Céspedes’s book, a coming-of-age novel following eight young women in Rome, is perfect for fans of Elena Ferrante. “Blood on Satan’s Claw,” by Robert Wynne-Simmons, is a novel by ...

In 1967, a team including Jean-Paul Sartre put the US ‘on trial’ for its actions in Vietnam. Clive Webb’s Vietdamned surveys their efforts ...

Russian-born chess grandmaster and émigré Gennadi “Genna” Sosonko still remembers where he was 40 years ago today, when he heard that the 1984-85 World Championship match in Moscow between Garry ...

This week marks 29 years since an epic man versus machine battle. It's when IBM's supercomputer, Deep Blue, beat Garry ...

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This is where human intelligence comes in. The ability to frame problems, challenge assumptions, and think critically is the ...

He also went on to indicate how similar split-away measures by former chess legends Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov fell through. “‘I am bigger than FIDE’ concept did not work even for ...

Sutovsky addressed the comments in his Twitter post. “‘I am bigger than FIDE’ concept didn’t work even for (Bobby) Fischer and (Garry) Kasparov,” Sutovsky posted on X on Tuesday. “When one sees public ...

It has been tempting to view the C.I.A. as omniscient. Yet Coll’s chastening new book about the events leading up to the Iraq War, in 2003, shows just how often the agency was flying blind.