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Hamlet53 · 02-12-2011, 07:55 PM

There was a segment on this on the NPR program Science Friday yesterday.

http://www.npr.org/templates/rundown...wn.php?prgId=5

You can also have a go at this. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...ivia-game.html Unfortunately it is not the real Watson It's a less capable version). Also unlike real Jeopardy the computer will not attempt to answer until you either answer wrong or pass on the question. And it only lets you play once.

02-12-2011, 07:55 PM	#15
Hamlet53 Nameless Being	There was a segment on this on the NPR program Science Friday yesterday. http://www.npr.org/templates/rundown...wn.php?prgId=5 You can also have a go at this. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2...ivia-game.html Unfortunately it is not the real Watson It's a less capable version). Also unlike real Jeopardy the computer will not attempt to answer until you either answer wrong or pass on the question. And it only lets you play once.