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14 Jul: Maps from the taggedPBC: a Python tutorial

When working with languages, it is important to keep in mind the context in which they exist. While “context” has many different facets, a primary aspect is geography. Geographical (and topographi.. (more)

08 Apr: Comparing automated Implicit Motive models (tutorial)

Part of my research involves using machine learning and natural language processing to automate content coding. In social science there has long been recognition that humans make inferences about the .. (more)

24 Mar: Git sparse checkout

I sometimes find myself wanting to work on a project involving data or code from Github. Many such repositories are quite small and easy to work with, containing mostly text files. Occasionally, howev.. (more)