What we read while dunking over a 1992 Buick LeSabre…
- John S offered his thought on the appearance of IBM’s Watson on Jeopardy! but that was before the computer built its insurmountable lead over the petty humans. Ken Jennings described what it was like to play against Watson, while others wonder what comes next for artificial intelligence (and how it can be used to boost Alex Trebek’s ratings).
- While we at NPI would never suggest putting any stock in the Grammys as arbiters of musical quality, we were pretty happy to see Arcade Fire steal the Album of the Year award from Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, and Eminem. Predictably, though, not everyone was as excited… including a student at our alma mater.
- Radiohead tried to steal Arcade Fire’s thunder by announcing their new album last Monday, and then rushing its release by the end of the week. As fans of the biggest band in the world, we’ll take it…
- We had something witty and observant to say about Joshua Foer’s screed to the memory championships, but we forgot it…
- Who needs time capsules when you have lost wallets returned two score later?
- We question the literary interpretations made by this video game. But we definitely want to play it.
- And another NPI-favorite comedian is making a splash on SNL.
