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Go Spotting: Alex Wissner-Gross' TED Talk

Go is cited in a brand new TED Talk video by physicist and computer scientist Alex Wissner-Gross (right). In "A new equation for intelligence," Wissner-Gross attempts to give a definition and a formula for intelligence. "His main thesis seems to say that 'Intelligence is a physical process that resists future confinement, and attempts to maximize the options for diversity,' " writes James Michali of the Springs Go Club in Colorado, one of several readers who sent this in. "Among several examples to illustrate this thesis, Alex uses the game of go to make his argument concrete," says Michali. Thanks also to James Chao and Cynthia Gaty.