Today it’s great to have Steven Pinker on the podcast. Dr. Pinker is the Johnstone professor of psychology at Harvard University. A two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and the winner of many awards for his research, teaching, and books. He’s been elected to the National Academy of Science, and named as one of Time’s “100 Most Influential People”, and one of For ... Show More
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This episode was recorded on June 6th, 2021.
Dr Peterson, Steven Pinker, and Jonathan Haidt sit down to discuss truth, how societies function, utopias, the role of religion, & more.
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199. Death, Meaning, and the Power of the Invisible World | Clay Routledge
Welcome to the Jordan B Peterson podcast season 4, episode 54. This episode was recorded on June 14th, 2021.
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<p><strong>Steven Pinker</strong> (<a href="https://twitter.com/sapinker" target="_blank">@sapinker</a>) is a psychology professor at Harvard, one of the world's leading authorities on language and the mind, and an author of several bestsellers. His latest is <a href="https://www ... Show More
