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Steven Pinker - The New Science of Harmony, Hypocrisy and Outrage
Steven Pinker - The New Science of Harmony, Hypocrisy and Outrage
Sat 19 Sep

The Harvard Professor and bestselling author of Enlightenment Now and The Better Angels of Our Nature joins us to reveal the power and perils of thinking alike.

What do you know that everyone else knows?

As a cognitive scientist, the ultimate subject of Steven Pinker’s fascination is how we think about each other’s thoughtsad infinitum. This awareness is called common knowledge – and it has a momentous impact on our social, political, and economic lives.

Common knowledge can make sense of financial bubbles and crashes, revolutions that come out of nowhere, the posturing and pretence of diplomacy, the eruption of social media shaming mobs and academic cancel culture, and the awkwardness of a first date.

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Sat, 19 Sep 2026 at 1:30pm

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