Dr. Steven Pinker, a Harvard psychologist and prolific author, has often been described as a cheerleader for science, reason, and humanism. He is often maligned by his critics as a defender of the ...

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Harvard professor and author Steven Pinker writes about why people get stuck as pessimists and how to get out of that mindset.

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In his new book, The Stuff of Thought, psychologist Steven Pinker sorts through some of the paradoxes of profanity. He points out that in a... Steven Pinker Comes to the 'F' Word's Defense In his new ...

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A pointed essay last month by the renowned Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker reignited the academic culture wars between the sciences and humanities. In the article, Science is Not Your Enemy: An ...

They say that truth is the first casualty of war. But all too often, the truth goes missing even in discussion of war. Imagine a high-profile expert stands before a distinguished audience and argues ...