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The Week's Best Parenting Tweets

Posted 04.13.2012

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When it comes to airing grievances (up at 2 a.m. with your little one again?), issuing PSAs, or just joking around, Twitter is a 21st-century parent's...

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The Singularity ... and Government in the Future

Marvin Ammori | Posted 12.12.2011

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Marvin Ammori

The Singularity Government may (not) be a brilliant idea. The Singularity Summit definitely is. It couldn't come soon enough.

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Andrew Burmon

WATCH: Ken Jennings Talks 'Maphead' And His Journey Into The Cartographic Wilds

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrew Burmon | Posted 11.21.2011

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For several millenia, maps were basically a static medium. The content changed as Europeans discovered the width and breadth of Asia and Asia plotted ...

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Ken Jennings: Democrats Tried To Recruit Me For Senate Run

The Huffington Post | Alyson Krueger | Posted 05.25.2011

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New York Magazine's Daily Intel noticed that while answering questions from users on Reddit, 74-time "Jeopardy" champion Ken Jennings claimed he was o...

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Watson's Jeopardy! Win: What Did We Discover?

Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Danny Groner

Scientists and technicians clearly proved something this week about ingenuity, progress, and communication. What's the big takeaway from this three-day experiment?

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Questions for Jeopardy's Watson

Sean Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sean Kelly

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How IBM Watson "Sees," "Hears," and "Speaks" to Play Jeopardy!

Dr. David Gondek | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dr. David Gondek

If Watson cannot "see" or "hear" anything, how can it play a Jeopardy! game?

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WATSON WINS: Machine Beats Man In Final 'Jeopardy' Match

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN and JORDAN ROBERTSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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(SETH BORENSTEIN and JORDAN ROBERTSON, AP) Machines first out-calculated us in simple math. Then they replaced us on the assembly lines, explored plac...

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'Jeopardy!' Pits Man Against Computer In Round 1

AP | FRAZIER MOORE | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — In the "Jeopardy!" battle of man vs. machine, man and machine were neck-and-neck on Monday. Human player Brad Rutter and the superco...

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My Jeopardy Battle Against IBM's Watson

Stephen Baker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stephen Baker

It was a mid-summer practice round for IBM's Jeopardy computer. But the game was halted while technicians made adjustments to Watson's sound system.

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What IBM's Jeopardy Machine Can Teach Us: Humility

Stephen Baker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stephen Baker

The supercomputer and the French philosopher are hardly soul mates. But they're both ready to avoid easy mental short-cuts.

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Think You'll Get on Jeopardy!? Sorry, Incorrect Answer!

Bill Mann | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bill Mann

You might do well on the show. But actually getting there is, well, brutal -- actually, almost impossible. I found out the hard way.

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