Boris Spassky, former World Chess Champion who passed away recently, left an indelible mark on chess history through his remarkable career and gentlemanly demeanor. The article shares personal memories of friendship between the author and Spassky, highlighting their encounters from the late 1970s until his later years in Moscow. A new chess training software version 18 is introduced with enhanced capabilities including playing style analysis and access to billions of games.
A photograph captures the final state of Richard Feynman's blackboard as it appeared at the time of his death in 1988 at Caltech. The historical image serves as a poignant snapshot of the renowned physicist's last academic thoughts and calculations.
Mary Midgley's rejected 1950s BBC radio script 'Rings and Books' made a groundbreaking observation about how most canonical philosophers were unmarried men, suggesting this influenced their abstract approach to philosophy. Her work challenged traditional epistemology by highlighting how embodied experiences and domestic life could provide valuable philosophical insights, anticipating key concepts in feminist philosophy.
A personal life visualization project where each week of the author's (Gina) life is represented as an interactive box, allowing visitors to explore her journey chronologically and geographically.