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Ken Jennings

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    May 5, 2012

    Trebek: I'll Take 'Possible Retirement' for 200

    Very few things have remained the same since 1984. The highest grossing movie that year was Beverly Hills Cop; now, we have The Hunger Games. Michael Jackson's Thriller ruled the airwaves; 28 years later, Adele's 21 hasn't budged from Billboard's top spot. And who had heard of the Internet yet ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2011

    Anthony Weiner is Taking Questions on Reddit

    ​To mark the 1st anniversary of President Barack Obama's health care reform, Rep. Anthony Weiner of New York's 9th congressional district is taking questions on the popular social news site Reddit. The "IAmA" section, which has been home to people dying (but actually lying) and Jeopardy! champ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2011

    Ken Jennings, Jeopardy! Champ, Took Questions on Reddit as "WatsonsBitch"

    ​"I am a 74-time Jeopardy! champion, Ken Jennings. I will not be answering in the form of a question," someone wrote in the IAmA section of social news website and discussion board Reddit yesterday afternoon under the username WatsonsBitch. It turns out, via proof on his blog, that it was inde ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2011

    Ken Jennings Blames Jeopardy Loss On Inside Handjob

    ​"I am a 74-time Jeopardy! champion, Ken Jennings. I will not be answering in the form of a question," someone wrote in the IAmA section of social news website and discussion board Reddit yesterday afternoon under the username WatsonsBitch. It turns out, via proof on his blog, that it was inde ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2011

    Watson Wins on Jeopardy; Humans Prepare for Robot War

    Now's Your Chance -- Kill It, Trebek!​Last night, a computer beat two Jeopardy champions at their own game. Watson, the computer, is an IBM project designed to understand the nuances of human language, from playful puns to double entendres. Here's some nuanced language for it to understand: We ... More >>

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    Double Jeopardy

    Quiz show: Two books reveal the pleasures and perils of trivial pursuits

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    October 12, 2004

    Intellectual Healing

    Encyclopedia brawn: A.J. Jacobs can't go on, he'll go on

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