logo
episode-header-image
Jul 2024
1h 3m

Is This the Death of Harvard? - Steven P...

TRIGGERNOMETRY
About this episode

Steven Pinker is a Canadian-American cognitive psychologist, psycholinguist, popular science author and Harvard College Professor. One of the world's leading authorities on language and the mind, he is an advocate of evolutionary psychology and the computational theory of mind. Pinker has written many books for general audiences including The Blank Slate (2002), Enlightenment Now (2018) and his most recent, Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters - is available here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08WK3JNLT/


Check out more of Steven’s work: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B000AQ3GGO/


SPONSOR: Qualia Senolytic. Go to Qualialife.com/TRIG for up to 50% off and use code TRIG at checkout for an additional 15% off. 


Join our Premium Membership for early access, extended and ad-free content: https://triggernometry.supercast.com


OR Support TRIGGERnometry Here:

Bitcoin: bc1qm6vvhduc6s3rvy8u76sllmrfpynfv94qw8p8d5


Music by: Music by: Xentric | info@xentricapc.com | https://www.xentricapc.com/ YouTube: @xentricapc 


Buy Merch Here:


https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/shop/


Advertise on TRIGGERnometry:


marketing@triggerpod.co.uk


Join the Mailing List:


https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/#mailinglist


Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media: 


https://twitter.com/triggerpod

https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod/

https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod/


About TRIGGERnometry: 


Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Up next
Yesterday
The World's Leading Autism Expert - Professor Sir Simon Baron-Cohen
Professor Sir Simon Baron-Cohen is a British clinical psychologist and world-renowned expert on autism. Triggernometry is proudly independent. Thanks to the sponsors below for making that possible: - HIMS: Hair loss treatment, go to https://hims.com/trigger - Shopify! Sign up for ... Show More
1h 17m
Oct 6
Why They'll Never Be Honest About Islamist Violence - Konstantin Kisin
We use Ground News to escape the echo chamber and stay fully informed. Go to https://ground.news/triggernometry to save 40% on the Ground News unlimited access Vantage plan. Join our exclusive TRIGGERnometry community on Substack! https://triggernometry.substack.com/ OR Support T ... Show More
4m 54s
Oct 5
Why You Should Be Worried About Digital ID - Silkie Carlo
Silkie Carlo is Director of Big Brother Watch, a UK civil liberties group, and a leading campaigner on privacy, surveillance, and digital rights. | Hypnozio: Expert hypnotherapy https://sponsr.is/hypnozio_Triggernometry Triggernometry is proudly independent. Thanks to the sponsor ... Show More
1 h
Recommended Episodes
Sep 27
167. The Secret of Humanity? It’s Common Knowledge.
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 psychology of eye contact, the particular value of Super Bowl ads, ... Show More
58m 45s
Sep 24
Part Two: The Rise of Cancel Culture, Distrust in Science & Misinformation: Dr. Steven Pinker Reveals The Hidden Psychology That Threatens Society.
The Rising Risks of Cancel Culture & The Psychology & Language That Built It! In this explosive episode of Mayim Bialik's Breakdown, Dr. Steven Pinker (renowned Harvard psychologist and author of When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows) joins Mayim Bialik and Jonathan Cohen for a ... Show More
54m 41s
Sep 22
329 | Steven Pinker on Rationality and Common Knowledge
Getting along in society requires that we mostly adhere to certainly shared norms and customs. Often it's not enough that we all know what the rules are, but also that everyone else knows the rules, and that they know that we know the rules, and so on. Philosophers and game theor ... Show More
1h 16m
Aug 2018
Episode 44, The Steven Pinker Interview
As Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, Steven Pinker’s list of accomplishments is incredible; he has been named Humanist of the Year, a top “100 Global Thinker” by Foreign Policy and included in Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World Today.” Steven h ... Show More
55m 32s
Mar 2025
526. Trump, Musk, Kennedy: the Dawn of Transparency | Michael Shellenberger
Jordan Peterson sits down with journalist, bestselling author, and founder of Public.News, Michael Shellenberger. They discuss the key moments that ushered in rapid transparency for the U.S., from the Twitter Files to Donald Trump taking the white house. They also explore how new ... Show More
1h 25m
Apr 2025
#411 — The Victimhood Pandemic
Sam Harris speaks with Scott Barry Kaufman about Scott’s new book, Rise Above: Overcome a Victim Mindset, Empower Yourself, and Realize Your Full Potential. They discuss victimhood culture, narcissism and psychopathy, the personality traits of successful individuals, the dark tri ... Show More
31m 12s
Feb 2025
#400 — The Politics of Information
Sam Harris speaks with Helen Lewis about the culture wars. They discuss the role of journalists, DEI, political polarization, feminism, transgender activism, gender roles, the Rotherham scandal, Islam and jihadism, Elon Musk and X, the future of the Democratic Party, and other to ... Show More
36m 48s
Feb 2025
What Evolution Really Tells Us About Life | A Conversation with Steven Pinker
In this episode of The Poetry of Reality, Richard Dawkins engages in an insightful conversation with Steven Pinker about evolution, his motivation for writing The Blind Watchmaker, and a breakdown of his latest book, The Genetic Book of the Dead Steven Pinker is a Canadian-Americ ... Show More
1h 29m
Aug 20
Dave Collum: Financial Crisis, Diddy, Energy Weapons, QAnon, and the Deep State’s Digital Evolution
There aren’t many Ivy League professors as bold as Dave Collum. It’s amazing he still has a job. (00:00) How Collum Predicted the 2008 Financial Crisis (11:00) Collum’s Mission to Uncover the Truth About Covid (19:36) Government Experiments Being Conducted on Foster Care Children ... Show More
2h 23m
Sep 2
A landscape of consciousness | Robert Lawrence Kuhn and Hilary Lawson
Will we ever reach a conclusive, agreed-upon theory of consciousness?Over the millennia of recorded history, countless stories, theories, and arguments have emerged to explain the origins of consciousness. And yet, here we are in 2025 - post-Plato, post-Descartes, post-scientific ... Show More
41m 19s