Dr. Steven Pinker, a Harvard psychologist and prolific author, has often been described as a cheerleader for science, reason, and humanism. He is often maligned by his critics as a defender of the ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Harvard University filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration this week, challenging threats to cut billions in research ...

A pointed essay last month by the renowned Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker reignited the academic culture wars between the sciences and humanities. In the article, Science is Not Your Enemy: An ...

One Harvard Professor is railing against President Donald Trump and the administration, claiming they are “in need of behavior therapy,” in a New York Times guest essay. Steven Pinker is a Professor ...

Steven Pinker is a scholar of many things, but his op-ed, “How I wish Harvard taught students to talk about Israel,” lacks a balanced examination of Palestinian history. There is a wealth of material ...

A viral tweet by Steven Pinker highlights the deadly reality of a single punch, contrasting it with movie depictions. What do real-life incidents and medical experts confirm? Can a swift blow to the ...

A pointed essay last month by the renowned Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker reignited the academic culture wars between the sciences and humanities. In the article, Science is Not Your Enemy: An ...

Steven Arthur Pinker is a Canadian-American cognitive psychologist, linguist, and popular science author. He is Johnstone Family Professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University, and is ...