People know there is a difference between what you do and what you accept. There is a difference between me knowing that people swear, me hearing people swear and me swearing, and everyone accepting that this is something you can do as much as you like. Steven Pinker acceptdifferencehear share on social
Everywhere you look for comparisons of life under anarchy and life under government, life under government is less violent. Steven Pinker anarchycomparisongovernment Change image and share on social
There has to be innate circuitry that does the learning, that creates the culture, that acquires the culture, and that responds to socialization. Steven Pinker acquirecircuitrycreate Change image and share on social
There is no society ever discovered in the remotest corner of the world that has not had something that we would consider the arts. Visual arts - decoration of surfaces and bodies - appears to be a human universal. Steven Pinker appearartbody share on social
When time permits, I try to see interesting people in the cities I visit. In Seattle, I met Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft, who is shy in personality but flamboyant in his philanthropy. Steven Pinker allencityflamboyant Change image and share on social
We're living in primate heaven. We're warm, dry, we're not hungry, we don't have fleas and ticks and infections. So why are we so miserable? Steven Pinker fleaheavenhungry Change image and share on social
If you give people literacy, bad ideas can be attacked and experiments tried, and lessons will accumulate. Steven Pinker accumulateattackbad Change image and share on social
Evolutionary psychology is one of four sciences that are bringing human nature back into the picture. Steven Pinker backbringevolutionary Change image and share on social
So no, it's not all in the genes, but what isn't in the genes isn't in the family environment either. It can't be explained in terms of the overall personalities or the child-rearing practices of parents. Steven Pinker childenvironmentexplain share on social
Roads, better harnesses for horses, time-keeping devices, financial instruments like a currency that was recognized everywhere in the kingdom, enforceable contracts - all of this made commerce more appealing than plunder. Steven Pinker appealcommercecontract share on social
