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Find the Meaning of Life in Alex Trebek Rapping Along to Desiigner on 'Jeopardy!'
"Panda Panda. Panda Panda … Panda Panda, Pandaa."
Big Tits for 600: The Ugly, Sexist Aftermath of Appearing on 'Jeopardy!'
After my appearance on the theoretically wholesome game show went viral, I received countless lewd and harassing Internet comments. Sadly, my experience is not unique.
Jeopardy! Data Viz Helps You Find the Daily Double
In one graph, Flowing Data breaks down your chances of betting it all on national television.
“Greatest Living American Writer” Neal Pollack Talks About His ‘Jeopardy!’ Victory
Neal Pollack used to be a literary celebrity thanks to Dave Eggers and a penchant for weird stunts, but recently he achieved a new kind of fame by being one of Alex Trebek's playthings for three nights.
What is a NASA Spinoff, Alex?
NASA's latest recruit for its PSAs is Jeopardy host Alex Trebek. But is this enough to give the agency the publicity it needs and deserves?
The Internet's Candid Conversation With Ken Jennings
Smited human representative and world record holding Jeopardy Ken Jennings participated in an "online discussion with Reddit":http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/fwpzj/iama_74time_jeopardy_champion_ken_jennings_i_will/, known within the community as...
What Some of Our Thoughtful Human Friends Think About Watson
h3. _Some thoughts from Sherry Turkle, Jason Silva, Ben Huh, David Weinberger, Ray Kurzweil, Kenneth Livingston, Zach Kanin, Rita King, J-Bot, Doug Rushkoff, Tim Hwang, Shane Hope, Paola Antonelli, Tim Wu, Stuart Watson_ Is anyone really surprised...
Robots Better Not Mess With My Shows Again
I don’t want to spoil anything, but I’m assuming that I’m the only one who DVRs Jeopardy, so if you missed the trifecta of Watson episodes this week, you’ll probably never see it anyway. Well, in a surprising turn of evens, Watson, the super computer...
Welcome, Our New Computer Overlords
After yet another convincing defeat, Ken Jennings, the winningest human Jeopardy player of all time, could be seen wringing the mock neck of Watson's avatar. The machine had prevailed, having left its human contenders with nary a chance or a hope.
How to Design the Face of a Supercomputer: Video
The swirling, colorful face of IBM’s Jeopardy-machine Watson is part pure representation--of answer confidence, for example--part branding, and, to hear the creators tell it, art. Personally, I think it would have been best to line up Watson’s 1...
Meet, Cower Before, Watson, the Computer That Beats You At Jeopardy (Video)
This week marks the 15th anniversary of Garry Kasperov's monumental match against "Deep Blue":http://www.research.ibm.com/deepblue/, in which computers most famously schooled humans at chess. And it's the 14th anniversary of the would-have-been rematch...