Steven Pinker is a Canadian-American cognitive psychologist, psycholinguist, popular science author and Harvard College Professor. One of the world's leading authorities on language and the mind, he is an advocate of evolutionary psychology and the computational theory of mind. Pinker has written many books for general audiences including The Blank Slate (2002), Enlightenment Now (2018) and his most recent, Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters - is available here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08WK3JNLT/\n\nCheck out more of Steven\u2019s work: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B000AQ3GGO/\n\nSPONSOR: Qualia Senolytic. Go to Qualialife.com/TRIG for up to 50% off and use code TRIG at checkout for an additional 15% off.\xa0\n\nJoin our Premium Membership for early access, extended and ad-free content: https://triggernometry.supercast.com\n\nOR Support TRIGGERnometry Here:\nBitcoin: bc1qm6vvhduc6s3rvy8u76sllmrfpynfv94qw8p8d5\n\nMusic by: Music by: Xentric | info@xentricapc.com | https://www.xentricapc.com/ YouTube:\xa0@xentricapc\xa0\n\nBuy Merch Here:\n\nhttps://www.triggerpod.co.uk/shop/\n\nAdvertise on TRIGGERnometry:\n\nmarketing@triggerpod.co.uk\n\nJoin the Mailing List:\n\nhttps://www.triggerpod.co.uk/#mailinglist\n\nFind TRIGGERnometry on Social Media:\xa0\n\nhttps://twitter.com/triggerpod\nhttps://www.facebook.com/triggerpod/\nhttps://www.instagram.com/triggerpod/\n\nAbout TRIGGERnometry:\xa0\n\nStand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices