Thursday, November 17, 2011

November 17, 2011: Extracting Thesis Statements

Story: What is I.B.M.’s Watson?

Thesis: Watson, IBM’s artificial intelligence computer system capable of answering questions posed in natural language, processes information with speed far superior to that of the average human. However, the new form of artificial intelligence cannot match the human brain’s ability to contemplate subjective answers.

Story: A Solitary Jailhouse Lawyer Argues His Way Out of Prison

Thesis: In 1995 Chris Collins was convicted murder. Over a decade later, after years of arduous investigating in an effort to prove his own innocence and countless setbacks, Collins left prison a free man.

Podcast: Dreaming of Plastic Crates in Haiti:

Haiti has had more than its fair share of problems since a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the country nearly two years ago. Fixing even the simplest of these problems hasn’t been easy. Could addressing poor post harvest techniques, such as the way the mangos are transported in plastic crates, help improve the lives of some of the poorest people on earth?

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