The surprising decline in violence
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“I have nothing against diversity, equity, and inclusion. But as Voltaire said about the Holy Roman Empire: it was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire.” | Steven Pinker
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“I have nothing against diversity, equity, and inclusion. But as Voltaire said about the Holy Roman Empire: it was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire.” | Steven Pinker
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Trump's approach is qualitatively different than what we've seen before. As we see in the appointment of a crackpot as the Secretary for Health and Human Sciences, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and as we see in the imposition of tariffs that no thinker in their right mind could endorse, there's a lot of just pleasure in watching things burn. (From a Reason interview with Nick Gillespie in April.) | Steven Pinker
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Trump's approach is qualitatively different than what we've seen before. As we see in the appointment of a crackpot as the Secretary for Health and Human Sciences, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and as we see in the imposition of tariffs that no thinker in their right mind could endorse, there's a lot of just pleasure in watching things burn. (From a Reason interview with Nick Gillespie in April.) | Steven Pinker
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Steven Pinker: The case for letting go of identity politics
Steven Pinker: The case for letting go of identity politics
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In this exchange with Maher, I explain how Trump created a new norm—making truth optional. Maher: Don't you think it has something to do also with the confidence with which you back up your bullshit? I mean, we're going to talk about the economy on the panel. I think he has for the economy. I don't see good things on the horizon. Steve [Stephen Moore] will just obviously argue with me about that. But Trump has what I call contagious confidence. He is so bullish and so confident. Well, he must kn
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In this exchange with Maher, I explain how Trump created a new norm—making truth optional. Maher: Don't you think it has something to do also with the confidence with which you back up your bullshit? I mean, we're going to talk about the economy on the panel. I think he has for the economy. I don't see good things on the horizon. Steve [Stephen Moore] will just obviously argue with me about that. But Trump has what I call contagious confidence. He is so bullish and so confident. Well, he must kn
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Discussing common knowledge with Bill Maher. Common knowledge is the topic of my new book: When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows...: Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life. https://stevenpinker.com/publications/when-everyone-knows-everyone-knows-common-knowledge-and-mysteries-money-power-and Maher: What's the phrase of the book when everyone knows that everyone knows? Okay, so explain what that means. Me: Yes, so when everyone knows that everyone knows. When I kn
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The Cognitive Revolution
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Steven Pinker - The Genius of Charles Darwin: The Uncut Interviews
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Prof. Steven Pinker - The Better Angels of Our Nature: A History of Violence and Humanity
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Steven Pinker on How Children Learn Language
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Steven Pinker asks Noam Chomsky a question
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