Steven Pinker @sapinker
Cognitive scientist at Harvard. stevenpinker.com Boston, MA Joined January 2010-
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The Secret of Humanity? It’s Common Knowledge. | @Freakonomics "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 talk about the…
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The influential philosopher of language and mind John Searle has died. Here he is chatting on language and consciousness, with Rebecca Newberger Goldstein @platobooktour, Ned Block, Colin Blakemore, & Barry Smith. youtu.be/rSqLe_QbX10
I was honored to chat with Coleman Hughes at the Comedy Cellar in Greenwich Village in his series "Conversations with Coleman." You can watch the video here: Steven Pinker on How Common Knowledge Rules Our Lives thefp.com/p/steven-pinke…
‘A world of phenomena are driven by common knowledge’ | Interview in the British Psychological Society's popular magazine The Psychologist: bps.org.uk/psychologist/w…
Next Big Idea Club has selected When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows... as its book of the day | Steven Pinker: How Common Knowledge Rules Money, Power, and Relationships bookoftheday.nextbigideaclub.com/p/steven-pinke…
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Part 2 of my conversation on the Think Fast Talk Smart podcast. Full episode: fastersmarter.io/231-secret-sig…
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I'll be in Oxford and London for the book launch of When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows . . .: Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life in England. Tickets for the Oxford event on October 1st: atgtickets.com/shows/steven-p… Where: New Theatre Oxford,…
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Steven Pinker: Outsmarting an Irrational World podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ste…
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"Mr. Kirk was the innocent victim of a coldblooded killer...who should be held to account by the criminal justice system. Cooler heads on the right must push back against the all-too-human temptation to lash out against their apparent enemies." @sapinker nytimes.com/2025/09/28/opi…
A $10K prize for the best meme for a hopeful future, by @HopeExistential
A $10K prize for the best meme for a hopeful future, by @HopeExistential
You're welcome, Canada! | Canadians should thank Steven Pinker for criticizing Science DEI for Science Grants in Parliament | National Post nationalpost.com/opinion/canadi…
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