Humans vs. computers

In response to a reader's question at The Washington Post, Ken Jennings gave a nice analogy explaining why computers won't take over the jobs of game show contestants any time soon:

I don't think this means it's lights out for trivia or quiz shows.  The analogy I use is track and field: humans keep running races even though cars and trains have been faster than us for more than a century.  It's all about the human psychology of the contest, not just the outcome.