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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