This week we've found a whole slew of other things to be happy about. Fifty years ago last week something important happened. We really do have a good argument for this and we'll get to it. The machine was bigger and slower than what you're using to read this, but even so, the world continues to celebrate the event. We understand the importance of counting to 5000 in one second, but we're still counting on Gregory Hines.
Details are forthcoming.
So far, in fact, that last week World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov took on a formidable machine called Deep Blue in the exciting ACM Chess Challenge . You may be surprised by the results. Science and technology make quite a showing in this week's selection. San Francisco's Exploratorium is also worth a visit. Their website showcases some of the many amazing interactive lessons available at this fun science museum, for kids and students of all ages.