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Steven Pinker on The Better Angels of Our Nature
Steven Pinker on The Better Angels of Our Nature
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Length:
65 minutes
Released:
Jan 13, 2017
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Podcast episode
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In 2011, we welcomed world renowned American cognitive scientist Steven Pinker to the Intelligence Squared stage. He argued that, contrary to popular belief, we are living in the least violent period of history, and that even the horrific carnage of the last century, compared to primitive societies, is part of this trend. Pinker claimed that, thanks to the spread of government, literacy and trade, we are actually becoming better people. He was in conversation with Matt Ridley, One of the UK’s most popular science writers, whose books - including the award-winning 'The Rational Optimist' - have sold over a million copies and been translated into 30 languages. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Jan 13, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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