Steven Pinker on Language, Reason, and the Future of Violence (Live at Mason)
Conversations with Tyler
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Conversations with tyler is produced by the mercatus center at george mason university, bridging the gap between academic ideas and real world problems. Stephen pinker has stridden into the room and requires no further introduction. i'd like to start with your early work on irregular verbs. So why do we have hundred and 65 or so quirky exceptions like a stride strode come came, sing, sang, go, went and so on? It just seems there could be no rhyme or reason behind it.
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