Vaguely Scientific #142: What's the Point of Chess, Really?
Vaguely Scientific
English - February 14, 2024 08:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsComedy Science comedy questions science speculation vaguelyscientific Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode, Jim and Derek are joined by Chris to discuss why we would want to program a computer to be good at chess. Then, we talk about non-carbon-based life forms and what those might look like.
Panelists: Jim, Derek, Chris