Éliane Radigue, a French electronic composer behind multiple masterworks of musique concrète and minimalism, has died. The Groupe de Recherche de Musique Concrète (INA GRM), a Paris-based research ...

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Second half of tenth century a.d. Pentz believes the gaming piece may portray an actual Viking of the tenth century a.d. This is especially notable as Viking artists rarely depicted people. Although ...

Alas, where there’s an editor’s will, there’s a way. It wasn’t easy, but I did it. Ahead, I’ve compiled what I consider the absolute top 10 essentials for any minimalist’s closet. I was torn between a ...

Chess computers have been around for a long time. Now come the chess robots, at least if it's up to the wishes of the AI company SenseTime from Hong Kong. Its SenseRobot devices face the player at ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The arrangement of the 32 pieces on a standard chess board has ...

Chess can be improved by rearranging the positions of the starting pieces to produce a more difficult or fairer game, a physicist has found. A standard game of chess always starts with the pieces at ...

NEW DELHI: World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen was involved in another dramatic incident at the FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025 in Doha, where he lost his Round 14 game by forfeit after knocking over ...