Words Don’t Mean What They Mean Publication: Magazine Article Pinker, S. (2007). Words Don’t Mean What They Mean. Time.
Toward a consilient study of literature (review of J. Gottschall & D. Sloan Wilson, "The Literary Animal: Evolution and the Nature of Narrative") Publication: Journal Article Pinker, S. (2007). Toward a consilient study of literature (review of J. Gottschall & D. Sloan Wilson, "The Literary Animal: Evolution and the Nature of Narrative"). Philosophy and Literature, 31, 161-177.
The Blank Slate Publication: Journal Article Pinker, S. (2006). The Blank Slate. General Psychologist, 41(1), 1-8.
Common knowledge, coordination, and strategic mentalizing in human social life Publication: Journal Article De Freitas, J., Thomas, K., DeScioli, P., & Pinker, S. (2019). Common knowledge, coordination, and strategic mentalizing in human social life. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
Enlightenment Wars: Some Reflections on ‘Enlightenment Now,’ One Year Later Publication: Web Article Pinker, S. (2019). Enlightenment Wars: Some Reflections on ‘Enlightenment Now,’ One Year Later. Quillette.
Experts debate: Are we playing with fire when we edit human genes? Publication: Journal Article Pinker, S. (2015). Experts debate: Are we playing with fire when we edit human genes?. STAT.
Many of the alleged rules of writing are actually superstitions Publication: Newspaper Article Pinker, S. (2015). Many of the alleged rules of writing are actually superstitions. The Guardian.
Now for the good news: things really are getting better Publication: Newspaper Article Pinker, S. (2015). Now for the good news: things really are getting better. The Guardian.
Response to the Book Review Symposium: Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature Publication: Journal Article Pinker, S. (2015). Response to the Book Review Symposium: Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature. Sociology.
Why academics stink at writing Publication: Journal Article Pinker, S. (2014). Why academics stink at writing. The Chronicle of Higher Education.