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	Podcast:		The John Batchelor Show
	Episode:		3/4: Seven Games: A Human History by Oliver Roeder (Author)
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:15:00
	Publish Date:		2022-12-30 01:33:34
	Description:		Photo: No known restrictions on publication. Le Poker 1896 @Batchelorshow 3/4: Seven Games: A Human History by Oliver Roeder (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Seven-Games-History-Oliver-Roeder/dp/1324003774 Checkers, backgammon, chess, and Go. Poker, Scrabble, and bridge. These seven games, ancient and modern, fascinate millions of people worldwide. In Seven Games, Oliver Roeder charts their origins and historical importance, the delightful arcana of their rules, and the ways their design makes them pleasurable. Throughout, Roeder tells the compelling story of how humans, pursuing scientific glory and competitive advantage, have invented AI programs better than any human player, and what that means for the games―and for us. Funny, fascinating, and profound, Seven Games is a story of obsession, psychology, history, and how play makes us human
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