Steven Pinker
Canadian cognitive psychologist, author and Harvard psychology professor
Canadian cognitive psychologist, author and Harvard psychology professor
Every podcast episode featuring Steven Pinker that Attunex has found: 368 interviews and appearances across 232 shows between 2002 and 2026. Most often on The Life Of The Mind by Steven Pinker (18), Think with Pinker (13) and Freethought Radio (10). Often in conversation with Bill Maher, Coleman Hughes and Dax Shepard. Follow Steven in Attunex to get new appearances automatically, each with an on-device transcript and summary.
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Knowing That Everyone Else Knows 7 Nov 2025 --- What do Super Bowl ads, crypto bubbles, toilet paper shortages, and negotiations have in common? According to Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker, they…
You know what you know, and I know what I know, but only when we know what the other knows do we have common knowledge. That's the crux of cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker's latest work, focusing…
Welcome back to the pod! This week, Pirate Wires reported on the State Department's fight against censorship abroad. At the same time, French President, Emmanuel Macron, took the stage to denounce…
Steven Pinker on Speculative Bubbles and the Power of Public Signals 1 Oct 2025 --- Why do people pour money into hype—like crypto or meme stocks—even when it’s risky? Steven Pinker explains the…
Steven Pinker went on a podcast to explain his views on AI welfare and risk. The arguments were totally wrong. Unofficial AI narration of "Contra Steven Pinker", a free public post by Bentham's…
Steven Pinker thinks the case for AI doom rests on confused assumptions about intelligence and motivation. In September, the rationalist and blogging legend Scott Alexander challenged him to a public…
Steven Pinker declined a public debate on AI and wrote an open letter instead. Scott Alexander replies with one of his own. He takes Pinker’s four arguments against superintelligence in turn, then…
Steven Pinker’s *The Blank Slate* is a fearless deep dive into the core of human nature, demolishing the comforting myths that have shaped modern thought—like the belief that we’re born as blank…
Cold Open ... Round Two of Nonzero × Doom Debates ... Trump, the FTC, and an Industry Feeling the Heat ... Google Says Gemini 4 Exists ... Greg Brockman Pulls His $25M from Leading the Future ... The…
Bestselling author Robert Wright and I are back for round two of our collaboration, reacting to the week in AI. We cover Trump's summit with the AI labs, the FTC's investigation of OpenAI &…
In this week’s Book Club podcast, Sam Leith is joined by psychologist and linguist Steven Pinker to discuss his new book, When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows… Pinker explores the powerful idea of…
Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker joins The Michael Anthony Show for a wide-ranging conversation on the culture of victimhood, why powerful tech figures can seem childlike, whether AI doom fears are…
In this week’s Book Club podcast, Sam Leith is joined by psychologist and linguist Steven Pinker to discuss his new book, When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows… Pinker explores the powerful idea of…
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Why does music matter so much to us? In this episode, we explore Steven Pinker’s famous claim that music is “auditory cheesecake.” Pinker argues that music may not be an evolutionary adaptation at…
🎧 NEW PODCAST EPISODE Episode 203 – Armageddon Andy and Roger ask the reassuring question of whether humanity might be heading for Armageddon, and whether all those reassuring statistics about the…
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Why do we speak in euphemisms instead of saying exactly what we mean? Dr. Heather Berlin and Dr. Christoph Koch sat down with cognitive scientist and bestselling author Steven Pinker to explore…
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When we know a certain fact about the world or hold a certain belief how do we know that others also know this, how do we base our thoughts and actions on our knowledge of what we assume others know,…
From childhood, we're taught that honesty is the best policy. Yet in everyday life, we hedge, soften our words, and leave things unsaid. This week, we talk with psychologist Steven Pinker about why…
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In his book The Blank Slate , cognitive scientist Steven Pinker challenges the widely held belief that the human mind is shaped entirely by environment and experience . He argues that the modern…
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Even as a young teenager, Dr. Steven Pinker ( @sapinker ) prized rationality as a virtue, and considered himself an anarchist. He changed that belief, however, when evidence indicated that anarchy…
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All Else Equal is taking a short break over the summer and will be revisiting some of our favorite conversations from last season. The show will be back with new episodes soon. In the final part of…
En 2018, Steven Pinker publicó un libro de casi seiscientas páginas con una tesis que casi nadie quería creer: el mundo está mejorando, de manera dramática y sostenida, en casi todas las dimensiones…
We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2021: How the Harvard psychologist Steven…
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We are constantly fed negative news in the media and on social media. Because of this amplification, a lot of us naturally think that life has never been worse. In The Better Angels of Our Nature,…
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All Else Equal is taking a short break over the summer and will be revisiting some of our favorite conversations from last season. The show will be back with new episodes soon. Everyday, we…
In his book When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows... , cognitive scientist Steven Pinker explores the profound impact of common knowledge on human society and psychology. He distinguishes this…
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Some things change the world not because they are new, but because everyone learns them at once. That is the difference between mutual knowledge, where each of us knows something, and common…
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Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. This episode explores The Stuff of Thought by Steven Pinker as a systems-level analysis of language as cognitive…
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Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. This episode explores The Language Instinct by Steven Pinker as a systems-level analysis of human language. The…
This is a modified version of an article that originally appeared in The Free Press under the title "The Golden Age of Humanity? We're Living in It." Free Inquiry is republishing it with the gracious…
Recorded live in front of 3,000 attendees at Axon Week in Nashville, hosts Mike Wagers and Rick Smith sit down with Harvard cognitive psychologist Dr. Steven Pinker — author of The Better Angels of…
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Veja também em youtube.com/@45_graus Steven Pinker é um psicólogo cognitivo, linguista e um dos mais influentes intelectuais públicos da atualidade. Professor na Harvard University, destacou-se pelo…
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.com Steven Pinker joins Mona Charen to discuss why the world is improving in ways most people don’t recognize—and why so…
Steven Pinker joins Mona Charen to discuss why the world is improving in ways most people don’t recognize—and why so many still believe everything is falling apart. They explore the case for…
This week I sit down with Steven Pinker — cognitive scientist, Harvard professor, and one of the most consequential public intellectuals alive — for a conversation that ranged from the architecture…
《共同知識》 作者: Steven Pinker =========================== 當你知道我知道你知道，各種協調賽局才得以成立──世界級語言與心智研究權威、對「人類如何理解他人」最精彩的回答 ☆ 什麼是「共同知識」（Common…
Gavin Ortlund examines a key question raised in a debate between Douthat and Pinker, arguing that atheism struggles to provide a sufficient foundation for moral obligation and human rights without…
The attitudes in American on Israel and Palestine have flipped, we can't ignore the fact that violence may have "worked."There’s a deeply uncomfortable question at the center of political history: is…
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⭐ 9 . Una exploración de la obra que argumenta que la violencia ha disminuido drásticamente a lo largo de la historia humana. El autor utiliza datos estadísticos y registros históricos para…
Steven Pinker sits down for an interview about his seminal 2002 book, The Blank Slate. In this interview, we talk about grade inflation at Harvard, the role of tenure in promoting free speech and…
Steven Pinker joins Marian Tupy to discuss the so-called "crisis of meaning," the decline of religion, and what can give life purpose in a modern, largely secular world.
Common knowledge is necessary for coordination, for making arbitrary but complementary choices like driving on the right, using paper currency, and coalescing behind a political leader or movement.…
Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com Glenn Loury welcomes Steven Pinker to discuss his new book, When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows. Pinker—author of The Language Instinct,…
Iona Italia talks to cognitive psychologist and linguist Steven Pinker about his new book on Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life. Learn more about your ad choices.…
Humanist Heavyweight Steven Pinker joins José González to unpack “Against the Dying of the Light,” a song inspired in part by Pinker’s book, Enlightenment Now. Together they explore Enlightenment…
Send us Fan Mail This is a between-the-seasons bonus episode. I shall be back again on Monday to launch our new season on the book(s) of Kings. Back in October 2025, I read and studied. The…
Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. This episode explores How the Mind Works by Steven Pinker as a systems-level analysis of the evolved cognitive…
Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world. This episode explores Do Humankind’s Best Days Lie Ahead? as a systems-level analysis of how progress is measured,…
There is a value to shared knowledge that tends to go unrecognized because it's so ubiquitous. Nonetheless, experimental psychologist Steven Pinker explains in this Social Science Bites podcast,…
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Greetings from the lagoon in the oasis town of San Ignacio, Baja Sur, Mexico. We talk about our (maybe) upcoming retreat this summer in Montana, answer a few listener questions (Chomsky/Pinker and…
Harvard psychologist and bestselling author Steven Pinker is a fierce advocate for intellectual and academic freedom — and one of the world’s most prominent and provocative thinkers about human…
E23 - For today's amuse douche : a savory sample of our favorite Harvard Law professor’s extremely normal 2015 explanation of his appearances in Jeffrey Epstein’s flight logs. We then take on an…
Trump flies over a US city in a jet, dumping excrement on protesters; welcome to the era of government-endorsed AI slop videos. Charlie Warzel from The Atlantic joins the show to talk about the US's…
In this episode of Musicably, we travel from a Slovenian cave to the back of your own throat to ask a radical question: what if music isn’t a talent at all, but a 60,000‑year‑old survival technology…
The Case of Steven Pinker and Alan Dershowitz, John Brockman and Sam Harris and a culture of "accepting" the culture...00:00 Clearing up the Brockman Point02:55 Allergic to Conspiracy05:07 Moral…
Jeffrey Epstein non è stato semplicemente un predatore sessuale; è stato un "collezionista di persone" che ha operato con precisione chirurgica all'intersezione tra finanza speculativa,scienza…
Matt is joined by psychologist and science writer Steven Pinker to discuss doomsday predictions, climate anxiety, and how best to split the balance between pessimistic fatalism and naïve optimism…
Matt is joined by psychologist and science writer Steven Pinker to discuss doomsday predictions, climate anxiety, and how best to split the balance between pessimistic fatalism and naïve optimism…
On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 30th of January 2026 - Property developers – what gives them the vision to design great communities? Then, what motivates people…
It often feels like everything is going backwards. There is more outrage, more noise, and less perspective than ever before. But feelings are not facts, and the long-term data tells a very different…
In this episode, I sit down with my friends Geiravör and returning guest Jenny as we talk about the book “Better Angels Of Our Nature by Steven Pinker and the decision to keep it on a Satanic reading…
What happens when everyone knows what everyone knows? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice dive into human psychology and how recursive common knowledge is the invisible glue holding…
What happens when everyone knows what everyone knows? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice dive into human psychology and how recursive common knowledge is the invisible glue holding…
Steven Pinker is a cognitive scientist, bestselling author, and one of the most influential thinkers of our time. His latest book unpacks the concept of 'common knowledge', and how it impacts our…
Steven Pinker may be the world’s best-known cognitive psychologist, a public intellectual who for decades has used his fame to help us understand how we think, how we develop language, and how our…
In her debut appearance at Le Bistro Remnant, Rebecca Newberger-Goldstein serves up a philosophical Smörgåsbord for Jonah Goldberg, including the four forms of mattering, the distinction between…
In the final part of this two-part interview, Steven Pinker, an experimental psychologist and Harvard professor, again joins hosts and finance professors Jonathan Berk and Jules van Binsbergen to…
About Steven Pinker - https://stevenpinker.com/biocv When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows...: Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life…
What if the real power in your life isn’t what you know, but what you know that everyone else knows you know? Money only works because we all believe everyone else believes in it. Governments stand…
Steven Pinker has spent his academic and literary career thinking about thinking, and the ways societies have been shaped by our neurology and what we do with it. He is a professor at Harvard…
Everyday, we participate in seemingly arbitrary but essential choices for society to function. We all agree on what side of the road to drive on, to use paper currency, or to speak the same language.…
The Author Events Series presents Steven Pinker | When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows . . . In Conversation with Annie Duke Common knowledge is necessary for coordination, for making arbitrary…
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Common knowledge is necessary for coordination , for making arbitrary but complementary choices like driving on the right, using paper currency, and coalescing behind a political leader or movement.…
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What’s common about common knowledge, and how does it become common? Common knowledge—the awareness of how others think and even how others think others think—is needed for social coordination,…
As promised, today we’re bringing you a full-length interview with Steven Pinker about his new book, When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows . . .: Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power,…
A Note from James I first got really impressed with Steven Pinker when he wrote The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined . He basically shows that over the past 10,000 years, every…
Why do people refuse to say what they see, and, what everyone knows…whether or not they're willing to acknowledge it? Is there some benefit to keeping quiet, adhering to the "unwritten rules," and,…
A question that political analysts often ask is whether something is “breaking through.” Is a piece of information reaching the masses? And is it not just the case that everyone knows it, but does…
There are few (if any!) people alive whose work I think more highly of than Steven Pinker, or whose books have done more to shape my worldview. As he was in Los Angeles as part of his latest book…
Steven Pinker joins to discuss his new book, When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows: Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life , exploring how shared awareness…
Freddie Sayers sits down with renowned cognitive psychologist, author, and Harvard Professor of Psychology Steven Pinker to discuss his latest book, When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows... and…
Learn more about your affect profile by taking the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule quiz (PANAS) here. So much of life depends not only on what we know, but also on what we know that others know…
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It then becomes “common knowledge,” and can be both beneficial – like cementing friendships or empowering peaceful protests – or destructive, causing a run on toilet paper or splitting society into…
The experimental cognitive psychologist and popular science writer, Steven Pinker delves into the intricacies of human interactions in his latest book, ‘When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows...:…
Recorded live at the Comedy Cellar in New York City: I sat down with Steven Pinker, Harvard psychologist, best-selling author, and world-class debunker of doom, to talk about his new book, When…
Steven Pinker’s new book argues that all our relationships depend on shared assumptions and “recursive mentalizing” — our constant efforts to understand what other people are thinking. He and Steve…
Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker shares five key insights from his brand new book, When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows. He reveals how “common knowledge” — the hidden force of knowing what…
How does common knowledge become… common knowledge? Steven Pinker is a cognitive psychologist and professor at Harvard University. He joins Preet to discuss his latest book, When Everyone Knows That…
In this bonus from Stay Tuned , Preet speaks with cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker about how laughter and comedy can inform common knowledge and vice versa. Thank you for being a member of the…
President Donald Trump wants Harvard to cough up at least $500 million. Longtime Harvard professor Steven Pinker says it's extortion. And Harvard should do it anyway. Globe columnist Carine Hajjar,…
Get 3 months off the annual plan and start learning faster at shortform.com/impossible In this episode, Steven Pinker unpacks how common knowledge shapes everything from why rational people can’t…
Steven Pinker returns to Conversations with Tyler with an argument that common knowledge—those infinite loops of "I know that you know that I know"—is the hidden infrastructure that enables human…
Steven Pinker (When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows: Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life) is a cognitive psychologist, psycholinguist, and author. Steven returns…
Steven Pinker (When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows: Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life) is a cognitive psychologist, psycholinguist, and author. Steven returns…
The Rising Risks of Cancel Culture & The Psychology & Language That Built It! In this explosive episode of Mayim Bialik's Breakdown, Dr. Steven Pinker (renowned Harvard psychologist and author of…
Renowned psychologist Steven Pinker joins Jonah Goldberg to share insights from his latest book, When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows: Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and…
Common knowledge is necessary for coordination, for making arbitrary but complementary choices like driving on the right, using paper currency, and coalescing behind a political leader or movement.…
It’s common knowledge, say, that every driver stops for a stop sign – and we shouldn’t take that shared understanding for granted. Steven Pinker is the Johnstone Professor of Psychology at Harvard…
As a leader, psychology is fundamental to your success - whether that means understanding consumer behavior, team dynamics, or even your own biases and blind spots. Harvard professor Steven Pinker…
Why what isn’t said can communicate more than what is spoken. We often speak in hints and half-truths, not because we can’t be direct, but because subtlety protects our relationships. “An awful lot…
Your brain isn’t as rational as you think, and that blind spot can wreck your decision-making, relationships, and even your health. In this episode, you’ll learn how to spot the hidden cognitive…
The Rising Risks of Cancel Culture & The Psychology & Language That Built It! In this explosive episode of Mayim Bialik's Breakdown, Dr. Steven Pinker (renowned Harvard psychologist and author of…
We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about! When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows . . .Common Knowledge and the Mysteries…
Getting along in society requires that we mostly adhere to certainly shared norms and customs. Often it's not enough that we all know what the rules are, but also that everyone else knows the rules,…
Why are Super Bowl ads so good for launching certain kinds of new products? Why do we all drive on the same side of the road? And why, despite laughing and crying together, do we often misread what…
Why do people on a date speak in innuendo? Why do dictators squelch protests? Why do humans stand apart from the rest of the animal kingdom by blushing, laughing, and crying? And what does any of…
If I showed you some photos of yourself and asked you to pick out the one that most accurately represented what you really looked like – could you do it? Listen as I begin this episode by explaining…
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Steven Pinker is Johnstone Professor of Psychology at Harvard, an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences, a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, a Humanist of the Year, one of Time’s “100…
In this episode of The Poetry of Reality, Richard Dawkins and Steven Pinker explore the frontiers of science, language, morality, artificial intelligence, evolution, and the future of human…
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Humanism vs Christianity: Who Really Shaped the Modern World? In this gripping episode of The Big Conversation for Unbelievable? Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker and bestselling author debates…
In this week’s conversation, recorded live in D.C. at the “Liberalism for the 21st Century” conference, Yascha Mounk, Francis Fukuyama, Steven Pinker, and Sabina Ćudić discuss Trump’s firings and…
Common knowledge is the secret engine of social life, letting us coordinate everything from meet-ups to markets to international diplomacy. In this fascinating talk, experimental cognitive scientist…
This is a live recording from our recent show – The Future of Humanity – held on 3 June 2025 at London's Royal Institution Theatre. The event was a conversation between psychologist Steven Pinker and…
Welcome to Episode 144 (Part I of II), where Richard Dawkins interviews Steven Pinker on the past and future of humanity. This is a live recording from our recent show – The Future of Humanity – held…
Extreme poverty, violence, and life expectancy are all improving, according to the data. So why does the news so often give us the impression that civilization is in decline? In this episode, we…
I’m here at Harvard in the office of Steven Pinker. He’s written nine books and spent his life studying language, cognition, and writing. In this interview, we started with the practical: the rules…
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Harvard professor Steven Pinker tells Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay why Donald Trump’s campaign against his university’s ‘woke’ policies goes too far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
Dr. Steven Pinker is Johnstone Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, whose books include The Language Instinct, The Blank Slate, Enlightenment Now, and Rationality. He is a member of the…
The Harvard psychologist discusses recent gains for free speech at Harvard, growing political and ideological threats to academic freedom, and the importance of shared knowledge in sustaining truth…
Looking at global headlines today, it's hard not to feel pessimism. Have recent wars, pandemics and autocracies made the idea of progress obsolete? Cognitive scientist Steven Pinker uses data and…
CNN Michael Smerconish delivers his commentary on three key issues the Trump administration wants to take on: Harvard University, Abrego Garcia, and scaling back the IRS. CNN Senior Analyst Elie…
Amid the ongoing feud between Harvard University and the Trump Administration over demands for the school to make extensive changes to its governance, admissions and hiring practices, the Trump…
Renowned Harvard cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker studies the big questions facing human nature: Why do we fight? What helps us get along? How do we understand the world around us? His research…
🔍 Episode Summary: In the inaugural episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas , Mark Lynas is joined by renowned psychologist and best-selling author Steven Pinker to challenge the pervasive myth…
Harry sits down with Steven Pinker, who wears many intellectual hats, all well: linguist, psychologist, political philosopher, historian, and social critic, for starters. After some brief discussion…
In this episode of the Existential Hope Podcast , cognitive psychologist and bestselling author Steven Pinker explores why, despite massive gains in human progress, many people remain pessimistic…
In this episode of The Poetry of Reality, Richard Dawkins engages in an insightful conversation with Steven Pinker about evolution, his motivation for writing The Blind Watchmaker, and a breakdown of…
Steven Pinker , a world-renowned experimental psychologist from Harvard University, studies human nature. He argues that people want the best story . Ideally, strong emotions - a battle of good and…
Steven Pinker , světově uznávaný experimentální psycholog z Harvardovy univerzity, studuje lidskou povahu. Tvrdí, že lidé chtějí ten nejlepší příběh. Ideálně silné emoce – souboj dobra a zla . Radí…
Steven Pinker is a Canadian-American cognitive psychologist, linguist, and author known for his research on language, the mind, and human nature, as well as his books arguing that humanity is…
Welcome to Stuff You Didn’t Know, the podcast that dives into the mysteries, facts, and fascinating stories that you might have missed. From the intriguing history of cultural phenomena to the…
Things aren’t what they used to be: they’re actually better. Yet even though many measures show how much progress we’ve made, many people feel like things are worse than ever. How do we change this…
Meet Steven Pinker, a cognitive psychologist and public intellectual who is one of the world’s greatest thinkers on the topic of progress. He is the author of 12 books, including ‘Better Angels of…
This week on Q&A, Whole Foods co-founder John Mackey and Harvard University psychology professor Steven Pinker discuss their books. John Mackey, author of "The Whole Story," talks about the rise of…
This week on Q&A, Whole Foods co-founder John Mackey and Harvard University psychology professor Steven Pinker discuss their books. John Mackey, author of "The Whole Story," talks about the rise of…
An introduction and summary of "The Better Angels of Our Nature: The Decline of Violence In History And Its Causes" By Steven Pinker 2011Wasn't the twentieth century the most violent in history? In…
An introduction and summary of "Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters" By Steven Pinker 2021 In the twenty-first century, humanity is reaching new heights of scientific…
From the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to the rise of DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) initiatives and Artificial Intelligence, in this episode Steven Pinker, Matt Ridley, and Michael Shermer…
Is society getting better or worse? We spoke with Psychologist Steven Pinker in 2019 about how far we are progressing as a society and what the future looks like.
Steven Pinker is a Canadian-American cognitive psychologist, psycholinguist, popular science author and Harvard College Professor. One of the world's leading authorities on language and the mind, he…
I spoke on Human Rationality and Academic Freedom at the Dissident Dialogues event in New York this year. Drawing from my book, Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters, I explore…
There’s a kind of conventional wisdom among broadcasters that an interview has to be adversarial. The interviewer must probe in a critical kind of way. You must have arguments. This was brought home…
Steven Pinker is a world-renowned cognitive psychologist, and is widely regarded as one of the most important public intellectuals of our time. His work delves into the complexities of cognition,…
1:13 AI's human-like, but inhuman, language skills 7:22 Bob argues that LLMs don’t vindicate the ‘blank slate’ view of the mind 18:56 Do humans and AIs acquire language in totally different ways?…
Steven Pinker, Award-winning Author and Experimental Psychologist, Harvard University
Patreon: https://bit.ly/3v8OhY7 Sean Carroll is Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University and fractal faculty at the Santa Fe Institute. He is also host of Sean Carroll’s…
Can we attribute societal progress to enlightenment ideals? Looking for a link we mentioned? Find it here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimes The Enlightenment advocated reason, science,…
Join us on The LOAF Podcast as we sit down with Dr Steven Pinker, cognitive psychologist at Harvard, prolific author, and public intellectual. Dr Pinker is renowned for his academic work in language…
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Harvard Divinity School visiting scholar Rabbi David Wolpe, MIT PhD student Talia Khan, and Harvard professor Steven Pinker about the new reality…
Steven Pinker, the Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, has studied the mind through a myriad of lenses, including language. Throughout Steve's career, he’s published books…
At a time when the Enlightenment is under attack from without and within, I bring together two of the most thoughtful defenders of progress and reason, for their first ever public dialogue. Steven…
V dnešním díle podcastu "Za našich časů to bývalo lepší" se zaměříme na otázku násilí v lidské společnosti. Hostem je Steven Pinker, významný kanadsko-americký psycholog a expert na výzkum násilí.…
"Is consciousness a miracle?” Join Sadhguru and Harvard cognitive scientist Prof. Steven Pinker as they explore this profound question at a fascinating discussion on science and spirituality, hosted…
On this week’s Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Harvard professor experimental cognitive scientist Steven Pinker about “Rationality … What it is, Why it seems scarce, and Why it matters”. Then Lemony…
Steven Pinker, Psychologe und Kognitionswissenschaftler, spricht über die zivilisatorische Kraft des Handels und Grenzen der Toleranz sowie der Meinungsfreiheit.
Today, you may be wrestling with what "progress" means — whether it's in relation to your own journey, your family’s, or your community’s. What do you want? And how will you get there? In this…
On tonight's episode of Piers Morgan Uncensored, Piers is joined by Rupert Everett on Bradley Cooper backlash. Piers speaks to a British Army Colonel who was forced out of the military after saying…
War in Ukraine. Global poverty on the rise. Hunger, too. Not to mention a persistent pandemic. It doesn't feel like a particularly good time to be alive. And yet, Harvard psychologist Stephen Pinker…
What should lead the news? Three people pitch the story they think matters most to James Harding. In this episode he’s joined by Steven Pinker, Harvard professor and author of Enlightenment Now, who…
Do our brains trick us into thinking things are worse than they are? In this episode, Dr. Steven Pinker, experimental psychologist and world-renowned author, joins host Annie Duke, co-founder of the…
Steven Pinker is a linguist, cognitive scientist, and a professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard. He’s the author of twelve books, including the bestsellers How the Mind Works ,…
For the second part of our conversation between cognitive psychologist and bestselling author Steven Pinker and academic and podcaster David Runciman, who teaches politics and history at Cambridge…
For this edition, Intelligence Squared revisits a compelling discussion from 2019 with one of the world's foremost cognitive psychologists, Steven Pinker, whose work often focuses on language, the…
Academic models often built on the assumption of how rational utility-maximising individuals would behave. But as behavioral scientists have long pointed out, real people don't actually behave that…
Steven Pinker is Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. He is an experimental cognitive psychologist who writes on language, mind, and human nature. In this episode—the…
The Republican race for the White House is getting crowded. With eight candidates all gathering in Iowa to campaign, eat roast pork and ride motorbikes, the Americast team looks at who came out on…
Writers on a New England Stage with Steven Pinker, recorded live at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH in 2019. This archive program may still contain broadcast elements from the time it aired.
In this conversation, John is joined by Professor Steven Pinker, world renowned cognitive psychologist, psycholinguist and public intellectual. John and Steven discuss why, despite the profound…
This episode with one of today's most influential thinkers will leave you thinking more. Professor Steven Pinker is the Johnstone Family Professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard…
Twenty-one years ago, Steven Pinker's The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature was published. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, The Blank Slate firmly established Pinker as one of the…
Steven Pinker is a cognitive scientist who has written extensively on the topic of crime and punishment. In this episode, Lexman discusses how theft and robbery have changed over the years, and how…
Steven Pinker, bestselling author and cognitive scientist, discusses the Greek tyrant Pisistratus and his practice of outrageous public nudity.
It's the most wondrous time of year, when all the misfits come out to play! Join Lexman and Steven Pinker as they explore the holiday season from a new perspective: as scientists trying to understand…
Linking morality and science can conjure up disturbing histories around social Darwinism, eugenics, and genetically engineered humans. But scientists today are making discoveries that moral agents…
Linking morality and science can conjure up disturbing histories around social Darwinism, eugenics, and genetically engineered humans. But scientists today are making discoveries that moral agents…
How rational are we? How can a species smart enough to set foot on the moon also be prone to conspiracy theories that the moon landing was fake? Joe speaks with Steven Pinker to discuss rationality —…
Steven Pinker is an experimental psychologist who conducts research in visual cognition, psycholinguistics, and social relations. He grew up in Montreal and earned his BA from McGill and his PhD from…
In this episode, Lexman interviews Harvard cognitive scientist Steven Pinker about the idea of modernisms. They discuss the whamming of the photocopier and its effect on Restiveness and Taxations.…
The acclaimed Harvard psychology professor and popular author talks about his new book, "The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined."
In this episode Lexman interviews Steven Pinker, a leading thinker and public figure in cognitive science and psychology. They discuss the topic of gatherings and the various ways in which they can…
In this episode Lexman interviews Steven Pinker about his new book "Fretsaws: The History of a New Tool" which explores the history and use of fretsaws. Lexman and Steven discuss why fretsaws have…
In this episode, Lexman welcomes Steven Pinker, one of the world's leading thinkers on human cognition and language. Pinker discusses the neocortex, which is responsible for everything from making…
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