Radio Free Hipster Ep. 37: Ophidiophobia
This episode is all about fear and snakes and Alex Trebek–because, clearly, I understand my audience.
Continue ReadingThis episode is all about fear and snakes and Alex Trebek–because, clearly, I understand my audience.
Continue ReadingOne of the coolest things that ever happened to me was getting an email saying I had scored high enough on the online test to qualify for an audition to be on Jeopardy! Although I never got the call to …
Continue ReadingDon’t worry: Computers aren’t going to take over the world any time soon. IBM’s supercomputer software Watson’s win on the game show Jeopardy! is little more than a publicity stunt. Its value as a scientific experiment is roughly on par …
Continue ReadingDon’t worry: Computers aren’t going to take over the world any time soon. IBM’s supercomputer software Watson’s win on the game show Jeopardy! is little more than a publicity stunt. Its value as a scientific experiment is roughly on par …
Continue ReadingTuesday night at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute the computer guys from IBM had to explain to an auditorium full of Jeopardy and computer geeks how their supercomputer Watson responded “What is Toronto????” in the category of “U.S. Cities.” And what was …
Continue ReadingMonday night starts the long-awaited double-header between two of Jeopardy’s best players ever — Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter — and a machine — the IBM Watson supercomputer. The grand prize for the two matches, which will be shown over …
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