Why do prices rise so much over time?Take a look at this table of average Canadian household expenses from the 1920s, most of which are food items. Now compare it to this…Mar 6, 2020Mar 6, 2020
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
Who should we trust?You may think that by now, in 2016, the fact that the Earth is a sphere (or something close to it), as opposed to a flat surface, should…Oct 5, 2016Oct 5, 2016
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
