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Experimental psychologist interested in all aspects of language, mind, and human nature.
Steven Pinker conducts research on a variety of topics in psychology and cognitive science, including common knowledge (things that everyone knows everyone knows), language acquisition, emotion, the moral sense, rationality, and trends in violence.
Latest News and Updates
- Steven Pinker: 'A generation has to watch every word... It could cripple intellectual life'
- The Times: Rationality - Steven Pinker's war on conspiracy theories
- New York Times Magazine: Steven Pinker Thinks Your Sense of Imminent Doom Is Wrong
- Martin Rees and Steven Pinker: Wagering on catastrophe
- Effective Altruism: An Interview with Steven Pinker
- How humans gained an "extra life" (Review Steven Johnson’s “Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer.”)
- Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters
- Intro to Psych Science: Lecture 6, The Brain
- "What is human nature?" Panpsychast podcast (June 7, 2020)
- "Can we build a more rational world?" The Good Fight podcast
- The pandemic exposes human nature: 10 evolutionary insights
- Freakonomics podcast - People I (Mostly) Admire Ep. 1: Steven Pinker
- Responses to the Letter to the Linguistics Society of America
- Twenty Questions with Steven Pinker
- From Verbs to War: In Conversation With Steven Pinker
- Lectures on Rationality
- Maimonides’ Ladder: States of Mutual Knowledge and the Perception of Charitability
- A critical period for second language acquisition: Evidence from 2/3 million English speakers
- Get Shorty: Steven Pinker on the Enlightenment
- Universality and diversity in human song
- "Dissecting Morality" podcast from the Ministry of Ideas
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Introducing ‘May I have a word?’ t.co/KgBH7rPSYv via @BostonGlobe
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Daniel Kahneman explains why job interviews should be highly structured, and why “it is wonderful” if you hire the right person 65% of the time t.co/DtWKBh1dQ9 via @WSJ
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A sample page from a lovely new book, Human Progress for Beginners, by @tonymorley #humanprogress t.co/V5YxjpwOaW
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Tonight: Yo-Yo Ma is giving a virtual performance for Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility and for International Physician for the Prevention of Nuclear War. Check out "Virtual Concert and Presentation" t.co/HiofhzXWHC @Eventbrite t.co/tRtTREF2yb
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Countdown to Rationality... t.co/nqQ82F9OIY
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Stanovich's important book: t.co/oDtd68jNsM
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