Steven Pinker on Language, Reason, and the Future of Violence (Live at Mason)

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Introduction

00:00 • 4min

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The Importance of Regular Verbs in Language Learning

03:42 • 4min

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Are There Too Many or Too Few Irregular Verbs in English?

07:23 • 2min

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The Three Way Distinction in Verbs

09:18 • 2min

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Is There Such a Thing as Universal Grammar?

11:06 • 3min

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The Metaphor of the Mind

14:12 • 3min

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The Hard Problem of Consciousness

17:16 • 5min

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Are We Decided?

22:12 • 2min

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What's the Underlying Unity in the Thought and Writing of Stephen Pinker?

23:42 • 5min

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Are You Committed to Reason?

28:18 • 6min

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Is Rat Music a Musical Extension of the Black English?

34:00 • 2min

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The Passive Voice in Writing

36:21 • 4min

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Photography Is Her Susan Taha, Ha Ha.

40:28 • 2min

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What's Your Biggest Mistake?

42:07 • 2min

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Optimism Is Not a Prophecy

43:45 • 5min

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Is There a Natural Ark to Destroy Civilizations?

48:30 • 2min

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Do You Think the Other Primates Will Go Extinct?

51:00 • 3min

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Genetically Involved Traits

53:56 • 3min

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Stephen Pinker - Is There a Book on Your Shelf?

57:00 • 2min

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Is There a Prophecy in Dreams?

58:53 • 5min

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Do You Think Public Speech Is Now Evolving to Become Less Polite in America?

01:04:13 • 4min

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Language Is an Inherent Part of What Makes Us Unusual

01:08:37 • 3min

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Is There a Darwinian Process of Differential Survival of Replicators?

01:11:55 • 2min

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Is There a Global Super Fashion?

01:13:49 • 5min

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Language Acquisition in Infants and Adults

01:18:28 • 4min

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What Is Going Wrong With Academic Discourse?

01:22:12 • 5min