#2104
Mentioned in 21 episodes

The Blank Slate

Book • 2002

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Mentioned in 21 episodes

Mentioned by Bryan Callen while discussing the book's exploration of human nature and aggression.
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#2257 - Bryan Callen
Mentioned by Amit Bhatma as a book that shaped his thinking.
73 snips
Ep 400: Life Lessons That Are Priceless
Mentioned by Jordan Peterson in discussion of postmodernism.
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Stephen Hicks: Philosophy and Postmodernism
Mentioned by Tom Bilyeu while discussing the nature versus nurture debate and his shift in perspective on human hardwiring.
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Dangerous Ideas Are Influencing Society—What You Need To Know | Gad Saad (Archived Episode)
Mentioned by a questioner who is trying to parent his children in line with some of its ideas.
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Episode 144, Steven Pinker x Richard Dawkins: Live in London (Part II - Audience Questions)
Mentioned by Tom Chivers as the author of "The Blank Slate" and "Better Angels of Our Nature".
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Episode 61: Conflict of interest
Mentioned by Amit Varma as an author of great books on natural selection.
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Ep 83: The Atheism Episode
Mentioned by Stuart Ritchie in relation to the debate over violence in human prehistory.
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Episode 70: Bird flu
Mentioned by Nick Gillespie in relation to the blank slate fallacy and its implications for progressive thought.
Michael Shermer: Conspiracy Thinking, Wokeness, and the Future of Free Thought
Mentioned by David Pinsof as a book about why evolutionary psychology is controversial.
Is Evolutionary Psychology Bulls**t?
Recommended by Noah Karl as his personal favorite book written by Steven Pinker .
Modernity is a good thing | Steven Pinker
Mentioned by Neil Shenvi in the context of human universals and shared moral values across cultures.
Neil Shenvi: The Abolition of Man by C. S. Lewis
Mentioned by Steven Pinker as a psychologist whose work highlights the importance of genes over family environment in shaping personality.
Nature Vs. Nurture: What’s more impactful (S1 EP17)

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