Many of you have by now read the New York Times article about Jonathan Krohn. For his sting operation against the Republicans as a deep cover liberal, the timing couldn’t have been more perfect… more →
Science and Math DefeatedVishal wrote 3 weeks ago: Stephen Pinker, the author of The Blank Slate (to which this blog owes its name), on his personal ch … more →
notedscholar wrote 4 months ago: Many of you have by now read the New York Times article about Jonathan Krohn. For his sting operati … more →
J.S. Peyton wrote 4 months ago: On seeing Watchmen, a feminist writer, an anti-feminist cop, and a couple of books in between: Bibli … more →
protovietic wrote 4 months ago: Reading: Steven Pinker The Stuff of Thought 2007 p. 129 When an intermediate product is stored in a … more →
jfistere wrote 4 months ago: For Christmas last year, Teresa tried to buy me the latest book by Stephen Pinker, evolutionary psyc … more →
stephencrose wrote 4 months ago: The longer title would be: consilience between the arts, humanities, and sciences It comes from this … more →
robertdennis wrote 5 months ago: Language ‘makes infinite use of finite media’. Wilhelm von Humboldt, quoted by Stephen P … more →
nickhalme wrote 6 months ago: Violence is always a touchy subject, and it’s one that everyone has a sturdy private opinion o … more →
owenstrachan wrote 9 months ago: Just moments ago on Friday afternoon, October 10th, Dr. Greg Thornbury of Union University in Jacks … more →
hysperia wrote 1 year ago: Stephen Pinker on “The Stupidity of Dignity”: This spring, the President’s Council … more →
grant czerepak wrote 1 year ago: I find this video from TED.com of Stephen Pinker to be an interesting discussion as I battle to fin … more →
Edgar wrote 1 year ago: Now some of you may know Fergie as the occasional frontlady of the Black Eyed Peas and the one likel … more →