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The History of Violence: From the Stone Age to the Present Day (S1 EP19)

The Life Of The Mind by Steven Pinker

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"I had a chapter on violence. And that obviously raised the question of whether we are doomed to strife and misery because of human nature," he says. "Now I think that's a non-sequitur, kind of lazy thinking." He points out there have been huge changes in violence over history.

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