Steven Pinker @sapinker
Cognitive scientist at Harvard. stevenpinker.com Boston, MA Joined January 2010-
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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 know something, you know it, I know that you know it, you know that I know it, ad infinitum. That's…
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Me: Three out of our last three provosts were Jewish. The chairman of the board is Jewish. Forty percent of our university professors at the top rank are Jewish. It's hardly an anti-Semitic institution. Maher: Well, I've also seen a lot of Jews lately who are not really for…
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Me: Progress is not a magical force that makes everything better all the time. That would be a miracle. And things sometimes do get worse. War deaths have gotten worse. It's taken us back to the level of the 1990s. The world's gotten a bit less democratic than it was. We're…
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Regarding Elon Musk's immense wealth... Maher: Where do you stand on this? Where is Harvard on this one? Me: Charity? Which charity? I haven't seen him distribute anti-HIV drugs, malaria drugs, education for girls. I mean, Bill Gates has given away a lot of money. He's saved…
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This is about my new book, which Maher and I discussed last night: x.com/sapinker/statu…
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The four us last night on Real Time with Bill Maher. @StephenMoore @kaitlancollins @billmaher
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The problem with Rufoism -- empowering Trump to inflict a "ladder of pain" (Rufo's words) on universities until they bend to his will -- is that it's dictatorial, oblivious to the principle that we have a government of laws and not men. It's based on the fallacy that "if an…
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My 2025 TED talk: The hidden logic of human harmony (Steven Pinker | TED2025) go.ted.com/gxxUz via @TEDTalks
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@HdxAcademy "This special event will spotlight a chapter at the heart of HxA's mission—Pinker’s exploration of viewpoint diversity and the vital role it plays in shaping knowledge, civic discourse, and public trust. Originally workshopped at HxA’s Mike & Sofia Segal Center for Academic…
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