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Science secret of grand masters revealed

Chess experts gain the edge over opponents by falsifying their own ideas.

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  1. LatourB., .Laboratory Life: The Construction of Scientific Facts, (2001).

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Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

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Peplow, M. Science secret of grand masters revealed. Nature (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/news040802-19

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