Ever wondered how the size of a Scrabble board affects your fun and learning? This exploration delves into just that. Researchers have come up with a new way to measure this called the learning coefficient. It's all about balancing your skills with the challenge of the game. Imagine different sizes
Have you ever wondered if computers could invent new board games? Well, some clever folks are using artificial intelligence to do just that! They're trying to find a way for AI to create two-player board games all by itself. To make sure these games are fun, they've come up with special rules, or me
Get ready for some musical excitement! Billboard China has partnered with TME Chart to pick the best of China's music for their first-ever Billboard Global No. 1 selection. They've looked at data from TME Chart's UNI Chart and Wave Chart to make a list of 50 top artists and their hits from this year
This year, Chicago voters will do something new on their ballots: choose 10 members for the Chicago Board of Education. The board is tripling in size from seven to 21, and soon all members will be voted in by the people, not just picked by the mayor. Why the change? After years of pressure, state le
In Baton Rouge, a former Istrouma High School coach and health teacher, Johnnie Butler, recently faced the music for a serious mistake. He's now spending two years behind bars after admitting he lured a student into a gym closet for sexual acts. This wasn't the initial charge; he first faced bigger
Ever wished for a magical tabletop that could entertain you with a wide range of board games? Well, Arcade1Up's Infinity Game Board is just that gadget! Amazon has this digital board game tablet up for grabs at a discounted price of $473, down from its original $500. If you're lucky, you might find
In Chicago, the president of the school board, Rev. Mitchell Johnson, has stepped down just a week after his appointment. The reason? His social media posts were found to be antisemitic, misogynistic, and supportive of a conspiracy theory about the 9/11 attacks. Mayor Brandon Johnson asked for his r
Lately, Chicagoans have been finding some strange mailers on their doorsteps. These aren't your usual flyers; they're ads for the upcoming school board election. With 31 candidates vying for 10 seats, the race is heating up. Both the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) and groups supporting charter schools
Windows 11's latest update, 24H2, has turned out to be a real headache for Microsoft and users with Intel motherboards. The update is causing these motherboards to crash, requiring users to fiddle with their BIOS settings to get their systems back online. The problem seems to occur on various Z890 m
Imagine you're walking down the streets of Chicago and you see a group of people holding up giant blown-up checks. These aren't just any checks, but ones showing huge investments from billionaires in the upcoming school board elections. That's right, billionaires from outside Illinois are pouring mo
