Jeopardy! http://www.npr.org Jeopardy! en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 10:53:00 -0500 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif Jeopardy! http://www.npr.org IBM's Watson: A Hard Case The IBM Jeopardy challenge has been billed as Man v Machine. IBM has done a lovely job using this storyline to hype its stupendous technology. But in fact, that's never been the real story. Fri, 18 Feb 2011 10:53:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2011/02/18/133853619/ibm-s-watson-a-hard-case?ft=1&f=133775223 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2011/02/18/133853619/ibm-s-watson-a-hard-case?ft=1&f=133775223 The IBM Jeopardy challenge has been billed as Man v Machine. IBM has done a lovely job using this storyline to hype its stupendous technology. But in fact, that's never been the real story.

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]]> Who Is The New Overlord? IBM's Watson supercomputer crushed its human competition on <em>Jeopardy!</em>. Now, researchers will test how helpful it could be in the health care industry. Thu, 17 Feb 2011 09:30:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/02/17/133834740/who-is-the-new-overlord?ft=1&f=133775223 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/02/17/133834740/who-is-the-new-overlord?ft=1&f=133775223 IBM's Watson supercomputer crushed its human competition on Jeopardy!. Now, researchers will test how helpful it could be in the health care industry.

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]]> February 15th Show Today on <em>Talk of the Nation</em>, some of the pros and cons of the proposed budget, <em>Jeopardy! </em>phenom Ken Jennings takes on Watson, quitting smoking, and the issue of ideological diversity among university colleagues. Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:55:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2011/02/15/133773983/february-15th-show?ft=1&f=133775223 http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2011/02/15/133773983/february-15th-show?ft=1&f=133775223 Today on Talk of the Nation, some of the pros and cons of the proposed budget, Jeopardy! phenom Ken Jennings takes on Watson, quitting smoking, and the issue of ideological diversity among university colleagues.

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