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The growing scarcity of workBy now, there is a pretty widespread feeling that in many developed countries, getting a job now is harder than it used to be during the…Aug 24, 2019Aug 24, 2019
Towards a Gradient Syntactic Model for Unsupervised ParsingA PhD dissertation draftMay 1, 2019May 1, 2019
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Why they love Trump (for those who don’t)Britain has voted to leave the EU. Donald Trump is now a US presidential candidate. Tribalism and xenophobia are flourishing. Angry people…Jun 27, 20161Jun 27, 20161
The meaning of lifeWhat’s the meaning of life? It’s the stereotypical philosophical question. Usually we assume that there’s no answer. But I think there is.Nov 10, 2014Nov 10, 2014
The hate undergroundWhat happens after discrimination loses mainstream acceptabilityJun 16, 2014Jun 16, 2014