Steven Pinker's Book Recommendations
Steven Pinker is a Canadian-American cognitive psychologist, linguist, and author, best known for his work on language, the mind, and human nature. Pinker has written several best-selling books, including The Better Angels of Our Nature and Enlightenment Now, where he argues that human progress is real and measurable, often citing data to show that violence, poverty, and other negative trends have been declining over time. He is also a professor at Harvard University and a frequent public intellectual who speaks on topics related to science, reason, and progress. Pinker’s optimistic view of human development has made him a leading figure in modern intellectual discourse.
Books in the Collection
The Blind Watchmaker
Richard Dawkins
Blueprint, with a new afterword
Robert Plomin
This Explains Everything
John Brockman
The Happiness Curve
Jonathan Rauch
36 Arguments for the Existence of God
Rebecca Goldstein
One, Two, Three-- Infinity
George Gamow
The Evolution of Human Sexuality
Donald Symons
The Beginning of Infinity
David Deutsch
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