tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459360717297142573.post7423458219884485560..comments2024-03-27T20:44:56.139+11:00Comments on chessexpress: Chess doesn't make you smarter, it seemsShaun Presshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00897215011002594039noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459360717297142573.post-75920213085190316002016-07-19T12:25:28.672+10:002016-07-19T12:25:28.672+10:00WWE slammed by concussion lawsuit! Do you think FI...WWE slammed by concussion lawsuit! Do you think FIDE could get sued by former players who have mental problems now, from thinking so much in chess?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459360717297142573.post-78041057947527438092016-07-17T11:31:10.160+10:002016-07-17T11:31:10.160+10:00Thanks Name/URL, but Puh.
1) "pupils liked p...Thanks Name/URL, but Puh.<br /><br />1) "pupils liked playing games of chess with their friends"<br />2) "What pupils liked least was tutors ‘talking too much’"<br /><br />So the kids liked it because it was presumably funner than actual work/learning. But without tutors "talking" (to actually <i>teach</i> students), they might as well just be playing noughts-and-crosses. Again the "chess" content seems thoroughly dubious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459360717297142573.post-54412246130981076182016-07-17T11:27:09.885+10:002016-07-17T11:27:09.885+10:00The EEF was mentioned in the Telegraph as the stud...The EEF was mentioned in the Telegraph as the study promotor, but The Independent has a bit more: "The study, carried out by The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), is the first of its kind to be carried out in England, the full results of which are due to be published on Friday July 15."<br /><br />The results appear to be at here.<br /><br />https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/evaluation/projects/chess-in-primary-schools/<br /><br />And the original announcement of the funding (so you can't say they drummed it up, doing multiple studies and picking the one they liked best):<br /><br />http://www.bps.org.uk/news/major-new-study-benefits-chess-schools<br /><br />There has been studies on how Twitter (and media) affects science.<br /><br />http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23133597<br />Name/URLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459360717297142573.post-76274080164989144372016-07-17T11:21:04.168+10:002016-07-17T11:21:04.168+10:00This "report" on the study might have we...This "report" on the study might have well made it a chimera. Even on the first point, who did the study? Not linking to it is unfortunately commonplace, but this article is worse than that. Looking up "Christopher McGovern" in this context doesn't help either. AFAICT, currently this is a ghost report, though gained a lot of tweets (sort of like the "EPO doesn't help biking performance study that is constantly being leaked, even as the "scientists" claim they are assiduously assessing the results).<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com