Steven Pinker – Jim Underdown

Steven Pinker is an author and a cognitive scientist. Jim Underdown is a business executive, an interview host, and a journalist. We found 4 podcast interviews connecting Steven Pinker and Jim Underdown.

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Episodes with Steven Pinker & Jim Underdown

Jim Underdown + Leighann Lord & Steven Pinker 10 Nov 2014 • EN

Steven Pinker: Using Grammar as a Tool, Not as a Weapon

The English language is often treated as delicate and precious, and disagreements about what is “proper English” go back as far as the 18th century. Then as now, style manuals and grammar books placed innumerable restrictions on what is and isn’t “correct,” as "Language Mavens" continue to delight in pointing out the u

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Jim Underdown + Leighann Lord & Steven Pinker 20 Feb 2013 • EN

Point of Inquiry Live | Steven Pinker - The Decline of Violence

Note: You can watch this episode on Youtube.  Since the horrendous massacre of children and teachers in Newtown, CT last year, gun control and the second amendment have been frequent topics of the national conversation. Point of Inquiry would be remiss if we didn't add our signature long-form interview style to the dis

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Jim Underdown + Leighann Lord & Steven Pinker 26 Oct 2007 • EN

Steven Pinker - The Stuff of Thought

Steven Pinker, a renowned cognitive neuroscientist, a research psychologist, and is Johnstone Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. His research on cognition and language won the Troland Award from the National Academy of Sciences and two prizes from the American Psychological Association. He has also received

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Jim Underdown + Leighann Lord & Steven Pinker 23 Feb 2007 • EN

Steven Pinker - Evolutionary Psychology and Human Nature

Steven Pinker, a renowned research psychologist, is Johnstone Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. His research on cognition and language won the Troland Award from the National Academy of Sciences and two prizes from the American Psychological Association. He has also received several honorary doctorates and

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