Dr. Steven Pinker: Psychologist, psycholinguist and author

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

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The Language Instinct by Stephen Pinker

01:56 • 2min

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What I Learned About Human Nature

03:56 • 4min

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The Language Instinct

07:32 • 2min

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How Did You Decide That You Wanted to Write About Language?

09:28 • 4min

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How Did You Write the Language Instinct?

13:34 • 2min

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Academic Writing Is Not Just for Journalists

15:46 • 4min

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Pattern Matching With a Literature

19:36 • 3min

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What's the Trick?

23:04 • 2min

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Why Does Rationality Matter?

25:04 • 4min

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The Importance of Rationality in Computer Science

28:49 • 3min

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Rationality Is Not Just a Cognitive Virtue, but a Moral One

31:41 • 3min

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Libertarian Paternalism

34:51 • 5min

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The Prisoner's Dilemma in a Public Goods Game

39:31 • 5min

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Why Do So Many People Believe Molarchy?

44:02 • 3min

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How to Get People to Operate More in That Reality?

47:24 • 5min

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Is There a Consequence of the Criticism of Progressivism?

52:11 • 4min

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The Long Term Optimist

55:41 • 3min

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How to Find the Truth in Small Groups With the Right Chemistry

58:35 • 2min

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The Importance of Objective Truth in Science and Technology in the 21st Century

01:00:55 • 2min

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The Role of Technology in Creating More Rationality

01:02:59 • 2min

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Is There a Difference Between System One Thinking and System Two Thinking?

01:05:16 • 1min

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The 20 21 Year in Review

01:06:45 • 2min