geography

Jeopardy (gameshow)

occupation / innovator as

non-fiction writer

computer scientist

nationality

American

software engineer

blogger

religion

Mormonism

podcaster

game show contestant

is less relevant than ever in a world where non-state actors -- malleable entities like ethnicities, for example -- are as powerful and important as the ones with governments and borders.

Arthur Jay Klinghoffer, a professor of political science at Rutgers University, has argued that geography seems less relevant than ever in a world where nonstate actors -- malleable entities like ethnicities, for example -- are as powerful and important as the ones with governments and borders. Where on a map can you point to al-Qaeda? Or Google, or Wal-Mart? Everywhere and nowhere.

is all about mastering the buzzer rhythm, for on any given night, nearly all the contestants know nearly all the answers

As Jeopardy devotees know, if you're trying to win on the show, the buzzer is all. On any given night, nearly all the contestants know nearly all the answers, so it's just a matter of who masters buzzer rhythm the best.

Ken Jennings

Authors(0)

Ken JenningsThinkers

Ken Jennings