It's misleading to essentialize an entire society as if it were a single mind. Steven Pinker entireessentializemind Change image and share on social
Some people believe that the nuclear bomb should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, since it scared the major powers away from war by equating it with doomsday. Steven Pinker awardbombdoomsday Change image and share on social
Climate change could produce a lot of misery and waste without necessarily leading to large-scale armed conflict, which depends more on ideology and bad governance than on resource scarcity. Steven Pinker armbadchange Change image and share on social
If you look in general at people who live in anarchy, they have quite high rates of death from either homicide or warfare or both. Anarchy is one of the main reasons for violence, and it may be the most important. Steven Pinker anarchydeathgeneral share on social
Students do everything on laptops these days, so I definitely think electronic books are a trend that's going to expand. Steven Pinker bookdayelectronic Change image and share on social
Broadly speaking, the Southern and Western desert and mountain states will vote for the candidate who endorses an aggressive military, a role for religion in public life, laissez-faire economic policies, private ownership of guns and relaxed conditions for using them, less regulation and taxation, and a valorization of the traditional family. Steven Pinker aggressivebroadlycandidate share on social
Commerce is a noble profession, and Jews should get over any self-hatred they might harbor from contemplating the capitalist spirit of diaspora Judaism. Steven Pinker capitalistcommercecontemplate Change image and share on social
Violence and religion have often gone together, but it's not a perfect correlation, and it doesn't have to be a permanent connection, because religions themselves change. Steven Pinker changeconnectioncorrelation Change image and share on social