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Violence Vanquished
by Steven Pinker + Follow
The Wall Street Journal | September 2011
We believe our world is riddled with terror and war, but we may be living in the most peaceable era in human existence. Why brutality is declining and empathy is on the rise.
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My Genome, My Self
by Steven Pinker + Follow
New York Times Magazine | January 2009
In the coming era of consumer genetics, your DNA will have much to tell you about the biological bases of your health, your physique and even your personality. But will this knowledge really amount to self-knowledge?
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The Stupidity of Dignity
by Steven Pinker + Follow
The New Republic | May 2008
Conservative bioethics' latest, most dangerous ploy.
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The Moral Instinct
by Steven Pinker + Follow
New York Times Magazine | January 2008
Evolution has endowed us with ethical impulses. Do we know what to do with them?
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What the F***?
by Steven Pinker + Follow
The New Republic | October 2007
Why we curse.
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Strangled by Roots
by Steven Pinker + Follow
The New Republic | August 2007
The genealogy craze in America.
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A History of Violence
by Steven Pinker + Follow
The New Republic | March 2007
We're getting nicer every day.
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Block That Metaphor!
by Steven Pinker + Follow
The New Republic | September 2006
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The Lessons of the Ashkenazim
by Steven Pinker + Follow
The New Republic | June 2006
On groups and genes.
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The Science of Difference
by Steven Pinker + Follow
The New Republic | February 2005
Sex ed.