Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker argues against pervasive pessimism, asserting that humanity has made significant progress ...
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 ...
Before boarding a flight to South Africa in 2013, Justine Sacco sent a sardonic joke to her 170 Twitter followers: “Going to Africa. Hope I don’t get AIDS. Just kidding—I’m white!” By the time her ...
In Hans Christian Andersen's folktale, The Emperor's New Clothes, when a child cries out that the emperor is naked, he isn't revealing a secret. Everyone already knows it. What changes in that instant ...
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 ...
The world seems awash with irrationality, evident in anti-vaxxers, climate change deniers, and political conspirators. What is to be done? Steven Pinker’s spirited, amusing, and lucid new book argues ...
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 ...
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