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What have been the major advancements in computer chess since Deep Blue beat Kasparov in 1997?

2293 upvotes • r/askscience

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In the years before the American revolutionary war, Britain seemed bent on containing American settlers' expansion westward. What were their motives? Wouldn't expansion benefit the empire?

18 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Did the West African slave trade benefit areas of Europe further from the Atlantic (e.g. the Germanic states, Italy, Switzerland)?

6 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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If we trace back the physical origins of a single tool, say, the hammer next to my desk, how far back will we go? I mean tracing which tools were used to make this tool, which tools to make those tools, and so on.

5 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How many influenza viruses does it typically take to become sick?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What have been the major advancements in computer chess since Deep Blue beat Kasparov in 1997?	2293	askscience
In the years before the American revolutionary war, Britain seemed bent on containing American settlers' expansion westward. What were their motives? Wouldn't expansion benefit the empire?	18	AskHistorians
Did the West African slave trade benefit areas of Europe further from the Atlantic (e.g. the Germanic states, Italy, Switzerland)?	6	AskHistorians
If we trace back the physical origins of a single tool, say, the hammer next to my desk, how far back will we go? I mean tracing which tools were used to make this tool, which tools to make those tools, and so on.	5	AskHistorians
How many influenza viruses does it typically take to become sick?	1	askscience