Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker explains why he believes violence has declined, how morality can fuel conflict, and what Chomsky, language and the UN reveal about human nature.
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Chapters
- 8:15 Steven Pinker and Peter Irving join Brian Rose
- 14:51 Chomsky's role in modern linguistics
- 20:25 Why language and linguistics matter
- 24:40 Apes, sign language and human language
- 26:58 A common thread in Steven's work
- 31:14 The Better Angels of Our Nature and the news
- 38:00 Will violence keep falling?
- 40:44 Too much morality and sacred values
- 46:00 The UN, peacekeepers and borders
- 49:36 Criticism of the violence statistics
- 57:14 Where the idea for the book came from
- 1:06:33 American gun culture and honour
- 1:15:50 Teaching at Harvard and keeping the ego in check
- 1:21:15 What's next: a book on writing style
