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2004 : WHAT'S YOUR LAW? [1]

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Marti Hearst [5]
Computer Scientist, UC Berkeley, School of Information; Author, Search User Interfaces
Hearst's Law

A public figure is often condemned for an action that is taken unfairly out of context but nevertheless reflects, in a compelling and encapsulated manner, an underlying truth about that person.

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[2] https://stage.edge.org/inthenews/whats-your-law
[3] https://stage.edge.org/contributors/whats-your-law
[4] https://stage.edge.org/responses/whats-your-law
[5] https://stage.edge.org/memberbio/marti_hearst