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Mentioned in 23 episodes

The Blank Slate

Book • 2002

Mentioned by

Richard Dawkins

Peter Boghossian

Geoffrey Miller

Scott Barry Kaufman

Mentioned in 23 episodes

Mentioned by

Douglas Murray

when discussing violence in tribal societies.

376. Truth and Adventure as an Antidote to Suffering | Douglas Murray

Mentioned by

Amit Varma

when discussing the left and right brain.

Ep 404: Devdutt Pattanaik and the Stories That Shape Us

Mentioned by

Bryan Callen

while discussing the book's exploration of human nature and aggression.

#2257 - Bryan Callen

Mentioned by Amit Bhatma as a book that shaped his thinking.

Ep 400: Life Lessons That Are Priceless

Mentioned by Michaela Peterson as one of

Steven Pinker

's books.

198. Enlightenment and the Righteous Mind | Steven Pinker and Jonathan Haidt

Mentioned by

Richard Dawkins

when transitioning the conversation to

Steven Pinker

's view on heredity.

Episode 144, Steven Pinker x Richard Dawkins: Live in London (Part I - The Future of Humanity)

Mentioned by Jordan Peterson in discussion of postmodernism.

Stephen Hicks: Philosophy and Postmodernism

Mentioned by

Tom Bilyeu

while discussing the nature versus nurture debate and his shift in perspective on human hardwiring.

Dangerous Ideas Are Influencing Society—What You Need To Know | Gad Saad (Archived Episode)

Mentioned by

Tom Chivers

as the author of "The Blank Slate" and "Better Angels of Our Nature".

Episode 61: Conflict of interest

Mentioned by

Geoffrey Miller

, who has known Pinker for 35 years and assigned it in many classes.

Top Professor Condemns AGI Development: “It’s Frankly Evil” — Geoffrey Miller

Mentioned by a questioner who is trying to parent his children in line with some of its ideas.

Episode 144, Steven Pinker x Richard Dawkins: Live in London (Part II - Audience Questions)

Mentioned by

Amit Varma

as an author of great books on natural selection.

Ep 83: The Atheism Episode

Recommended by

Scott Aaronson

as the author of amazing books.

#119: Quantum Computing, Complexity Theory, P vs. NP, AI & Consciousness ft. Scott Aaronson

Mentioned by

Stuart Ritchie

in relation to the debate over violence in human prehistory.

Episode 70: Bird flu

Recommended by

Peter Boghossian

as a valuable read on the blank slate theory.

Panel: Grievance Studies | Boghossian, Lindsay, Nayna, O'Fallon, Pluckrose

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

Scott Barry Kaufman

as one of

Steven Pinker

's books.

Steven Pinker || Why Rationality Matters

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

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