Steven Pinker

@sapinker

Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

Boston, MA

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Steven Pinker
@sapinker
Aug 28
In just a few days, I’ll be in New York to begin a tour of conversations about reason, human nature, progress, and the forces shaping our future. From New York to Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Montreal, and Toronto, I’m looking forward to lively conversations, thoughtful
Steven Pinker
@sapinker
18h
New Thomas Sowell Fans Should Read His Books on Economics First by @MarlenStarr2 medium.com/p/why-new-thom…
Steven Pinker
@sapinker
19h
Society Explained — 100 Theories of How Society Works
Society Explained
From society.clearerthinking.org
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Steven Pinker
@sapinker
Sep 6
The Research We Need to Understand A.I. Is Falling Apart | Defunding social science research at the National Science Foundation will leave us ignorant of vital questions about the effects of AI (and much else).
Opinion | We Can’t Know Our A.I. Future if We Don’t Study It
From nytimes.com
Steven Pinker
@sapinker
Sep 5
Why you won’t get a flying car, by @Noahpinion. Main answer; you don't want one (it makes sense only for intermediate-length trips that people seldom take. Also: do you want a lot of teenagers piloting little planes?)
Why you won’t get a flying car
From noahpinion.blog