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by Kyle Butt, M.A.
Science fiction writers have been portraying the face-off between computers and humans for years. Ever so often, what once was science fiction becomes a reality. Such is the case with the upcoming television showdown between the two most-winning contestants from the popular game show “Jeopardy” and a new supercomputer named Watson (Fitzgerald and Martin, 2011).
On February 14-16, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter will be challenged by the latest in computing technology. The humans in the contest are certainly no slouches. Jennings won 74 “Jeopardy” games in a row. And he and Rutter combined to amass over 3.3 million dollars in prize money. Their challenger, Watson, an IBM supercomputer named after... |
by Eric Lyons, M.Min.
Although King David had desired to build a “house to the name of the LORD” (1 Chronicles 22:7; 2 Samuel 7:1-17), God chose David’s son, Solomon, to construct His holy temple. Around the year 950 B.C., after seven years of labor, King Solomon’s workers completed the magnificent temple of God in Jerusalem (1 Kings 6:38).
It might surprise some to learn, however, that more than a century before Solomon built the temple in Jerusalem, the inspired writer of 1 Samuel recorded that young... | |
by Kyle Butt, M.A.
As the New Year begins, many Americans are casting a disgusting look in the mirror and seeing the evidence that last year, not only did they fail to lose the 10 pounds they had hoped to drop, but they actually gained more weight. As these frustrated individuals ponder how to keep that same thing from happening this year, new diet plans loom large in their future. Since dieting and exercise are on most resolution lists, many journalists and publishers unveil new books... |
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