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What's so special about human intelligence and will scientists ever build a computer that rivals the flexibility and power of a human brain? In "Artificial Intelligence," NOVA takes viewers inside an IBM lab where a crack team has been working for nearly three years to perfect a machine that can answer any question. The scientists hope their machine will be able to beat expert contestants in one of the USA's most challenging TV quiz shows -- Jeopardy, which has entertained viewers for over four decades. "Artificial Intelligence" presents the exclusive inside story of how the IBM team developed the world's smartest computer from scratch. Now they're racing to finish it for a special Jeopardy airdate in February 2011. They've built an exact replica of the studio at its research lab near New York and invited past champions to compete against the machine, a big black box code -- named Watson after IBM's founder, Thomas J. Watson. But will Watson be able to beat out its human competition?

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  • Making Stuff: Stronger

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Oklahoma's Deadliest Tornadoes
Manhunt - Boston Bombers
Meteor Strike
Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Strange Creatur
Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Monsters
Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Life Explodes
Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Awakening
Mind Of A Rampage Killer
Ancient Computer
Earth From Space
Building Pharaoh's Chariot
Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?
Rise Of The Drones
Decoding Neanderthals
Doomsday Volcanoes
Inside The Megastorm
Ultimate Mars Challenge
Mystery Of Easter Island
Secrets Of The Viking Sword
Forensics On Trial
Why Ships Sink
Deadliest Tornadoes
Cracking Your Genetic Code
Separating Twins
Secrets Of The Sun
Hunting The Elements
Ice Age Death Trap
Mystery Of A Masterpiece
3D Spies Of WWII
Bombing Hitler's Dams
Deadliest Volcanoes
The Fabric Of The Cosmos - Universe Or Multiverse?
The Fabric Of The Cosmos 'Quantum Leap'
The Fabric Of The Cosmos 'The Illusion Of Time'
The Fabric Of The Cosmos 'What Is Space?'
Iceman Murder Mystery
Finding Life Beyond Earth - Moons And Beyond
Finding Life Beyond Earth - Are We Alone
Engineering Ground Zero
Japan's Killer Quake
Power Surge
Venom: Nature's Killer
Crash Of Flight 447
Smartest Machine On Earth
Making Stuff Smarter
Making Stuff Cleaner
Making Stuff Smaller
Making Stuff Stronger
Deadliest Earthquakes
Secrets Beneath The Ice

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