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Watson doesn't realize it, but this tree can be said to have more of a mind that "he" does. Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Fertilizing The Mind

November 19, 2011 • IBM's Watson won again, this time beating students from Harvard and MIT. We have nothing to fear from Watson, though. Commentator Alva Noe says he's just a big plant, if that.

Watson, IBM's Quiz Show Champ, Moves Into Health Care

"Jeopardy!" contestants Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter compete against Watson at a press conference in January. Soon Watson could be giving answers to your doctor's questions. Ben Hider/Getty Images hide caption

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Watson, IBM's Quiz Show Champ, Moves Into Health Care

September 12, 2011 • Health insurer WellPoint is signing up IBM's Watson, the mainframe computer outfitted with some nifty software to make human-like decisions in seconds. The computer will sift through medical data and patient information to make recommendations to doctors. IBM says it is Watson's first paying job.

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IBM's Watson: A Hard Case

February 18, 2011 • 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.