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Welcome to another episode of Conversations with Coleman. I'm your host, Coleman Hughes.

So needless to say, these are grim times. I'm speaking now nine

days after the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers and over a week

into the massive protests as well as riots that have ensued as a result. I plan to do a long solo episode on everything that has

occurred and what I think of the Black Lives Matter movement and the broader discourse surrounding

race in this country. Please do consider supporting the podcast at colmanhuis.org. I'm delighted to see

that many of you have switched over from Patreon.

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that's completely okay. You can also help me by subscribing to my YouTube page. So please

do that if you're so inclined. My guest today is perfectly placed to talk about everything that's

going on in this moment. He is a Harvard psychologist and a superstar intellectual. He's written

books like how the mind works, the blank slate,

the better angels of our nature, and enlightenment now. The man I'm talking about is Dr. Stephen Pinker.

I've been a fan of Steve Pinker for a long time, so I'm happy to finally get him on the podcast.

Steve and I talk about how this moment compares to others in American history.

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