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
3h
Should Internet slang be in the dictionary? When in the early 1960s Webster's Third International listed "ain't," commentators were enraged, not realizing that dictionaries record, rather than approving, usage, and that nonstandard and slang forms are always flagged as such. When
Sorry, Webster. Most People Don’t Want Internet Slang in the Dictionary.
From nytimes.com
Steven Pinker
@sapinker
12h
Why John Coltrane still matters — Harvard Gazette
Why John Coltrane still matters — Harvard Gazette
From news.harvard.edu
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Steven Pinker
@sapinker
Sep 21
On International Peace Day: How Ideas Beyond Borders Helps Build the Conditions for Peace
The Work That Gives Peace a Chance
From ideasbeyondborders.org
Steven Pinker
@sapinker
Sep 21
“Something there is that doesn’t love a wall”: Poetry in America’s guide to democracy and disagreement. Robert Frost Explains the Midterms to You, by my colleague (and host of the PBS series Poetry in America) Elisa New.
Robert Frost Explains the Midterms to You
From poetryinamerica.substack.com