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	Podcast:		Kottke Ride Home
	Episode:		Thu. 04/29 - An AI Won a Crossword Tournament & the Olympics Gets Into eSports
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:16:07
	Publish Date:		2021-04-29 19:24:16
	Description:		How an AI, after failing for a decade, finally won the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. The Olympics are going virtual, but not how you’re probably thinking. And remembering Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins. Links: Dr. Fill, an AI, won the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. Here's how. (Slate) Win a gold medal from your front room? IOC launches Olympic Virtual Series (The Guardian) Olympic Virtual Series gaming event launched by IOC (NBC Sports) Photos: Apollo 11: As They Shot It (NY Times) For Apollo 11 He Wasn’t on the Moon. But His Coffee Was Warm. (NY Times) Michael Collins, ‘Third Man’ of the Moon Landing, Dies at 90 (NY Times) Space community mourns the death of Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins (The Verge) What going to the moon taught Michael Collins about Earth (PBS) ‘It’s time’: Blue Origin teases ticket sales for its New Shepard rocket (The Verge) Jeff Goldblum Jones Dungeons & Dragons Podcast Dark Dice (iO9) Kottke.Org Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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