Steven Pinker: Cognitive Psychologist, Linguist, and Author

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🗓️ 8 April 2020

⏱️ 28 minutes

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This week on Remarkable People, Guy will blow your mind interviewing Harvard Professor Steven Pinker. Steven Pinker is a professor of cognitive science (the study of the human mind) who writes about language, mind and human nature. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	In my years of entrepreneurship, I've seen countless startups. And here's the truth.
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0:44.7	I'm Guy Kawasaki and this is remarkable people. It's April 2020 and these are going to be some
0:51.7	difficult times. I hope that you and your loved ones are safe and healthy.
0:56.8	Remember to wash your hands and maintain a good distance from people.
1:01.5	By the way, six feet may not be far enough based on a MythBusters video that I watched.
1:08.1	Google MythBusters Flew to find it.
1:12.0	My theory is that if you're near someone who sneezes or coughs, hold your breath and get
1:16.9	away.
1:17.8	I'm over 65, so I am even more careful.
1:21.4	I have been in voluntary quarantine for 20 days now.
1:25.1	This episode's guest is Dr. Stephen Pinker.
1:28.1	He is a Harvard professor with expertise in visual cognition and psycholinguistics.
1:33.6	He is also an author and a speaker.
1:36.5	Recall my interview of Dr. Stephen Wolffram a few weeks ago.
1:40.3	Stephen Pinker is to social science, what Stephen Wolffram is to math and physics. In other words,
1:45.8	off the scale, insightfulness, and intelligence. My interpretation of Stephen is that he's all about
1:52.0	science and facts. Politics, religion, tribalism, nostalgia, and wishful thinking do not influence,
1:58.5	much less cloud his judgment. If only more people in leadership positions were like him.
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