Behind The Tech with Kevin Scott

Dr. Steven Pinker: Psychologist, psycholinguist and author

Nov 29, 2021

01:08:24

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The Importance of Rationality in Computer Science

02:52

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

03:10

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

02:20

Introduction

2min

The Language Instinct by Stephen Pinker

2min

What I Learned About Human Nature

4min

The Language Instinct

2min

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

4min

How Did You Write the Language Instinct?

2min

Academic Writing Is Not Just for Journalists

4min

Pattern Matching With a Literature

3min

What's the Trick?

2min

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Why Does Rationality Matter?

4min

11.

The Importance of Rationality in Computer Science

3min

12.

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

3min

13.

Libertarian Paternalism

5min

14.

The Prisoner's Dilemma in a Public Goods Game

5min

15.

Why Do So Many People Believe Molarchy?

3min

16.

How to Get People to Operate More in That Reality?

5min

17.

Is There a Consequence of the Criticism of Progressivism?

4min

18.

The Long Term Optimist

3min

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

2min

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

2min

21.

The Role of Technology in Creating More Rationality

2min

22.

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

1min

23.

The 20 21 Year in Review

2min

What could be more interesting than the human mind? Pinker is a best-selling author interested in all aspects of language and human nature. Kevin talks with this Harvard professor about the human mind, rationality and developmental linguistics.

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