Judges sentence youth offenders to chess, with promising results
> In life, like chess, every move has a consequence.<p>This is all pretty hyperbolic post-hoc reasoning.<p>My guess is that against the alternative of juveniles just sitting in a cell and being neglected any program that stimulates them, invests time and effort into them, and gets them passionate is going to have promising results.<p>disclaimer: I think this is a great result, and should be promoted but the pseudo-scientific explanations just get to me...