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PSYCHOLOGIST STEVEN PINKER
Quote of the day by influential Harvard cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker: 'We will never have a perfect world, but...'-Life lessons on progress and building a better futureCognitive psychologist Steven Pinker challenges the common perception of societal decline, arguing that humanity has made significant progr...- Peace is, if nothing else, logicalThe world is experiencing numerous active conflicts. Despite historical trends, war is not normal. Humanity faces challenges requiring glob...
- Daniel Kahneman: The Nobel Prize-winning psychologist who revolutionized economicsDaniel Kahneman's groundbreaking work with Amos Tversky on Prospect theory reshaped decision-making psychology, paving the way for behavior...
- Daniel Kahneman, Nobel-winning psychologist who upended economics, dies at 90Working with psychologist Amos Tversky, Kahneman isolated biases that distort decision-making. These include aversion to loss and how the w...
- Shaping Children in A 'New Parents' EraIn a globalised, tech-plugged world, the notion of 'mother tongue' - a language one first picks up from closest influencers - makes little ...
- Doubling down on double standardsThe university presidents were summoned before Congress for testimony on how their campuses have dealt with antisemitism that has flared up...
- What the university presidents got right and wrong about antisemitic speechIf Harvard, MIT and Penn had chosen to model their policies after the First Amendment, many of the presidents' controversial answers would ...
- Decoding Eric Cantona's 'confusing' speech at UEFA ceremonyEric Cantona’s ‘confusing’ speech at the UEFA ceremony was singularly clear: loving something in this messy chaos of a world can provide co...
- 20 books Mark Zuckerberg thinks everyone should readZuckerberg has made a tradition of dramatic New Year's resolutions, and this year he decided that he'd read a book every two weeks.
- Why Mark Zuckerberg wants everyone to read this book about religionZuckerberg's 2015 New Year's resolution was to read an important book every two weeks and discuss it with the Facebook community.
- These 5 podcasts could make you a smart Alec!Philosophy, productivity and success — the conversations here will enrich your life.
- Would the world be more peaceful if women were in charge?If women were empowered as leaders, the conditions of an anarchic world would force them to make the same bellicose decisions that men do.
- Hardwired to believe in God?Our desire for beauty, what's called Sundaram, is as firmly rooted in biology as language is in Darwinian evolution. Both are a side effect...
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