Steven Pinker
Steven Arthur Pinker is a renowned Canadian-American psychologist, cognitive scientist, and author.
He has written numerous popular science books exploring human nature, language, and cognition.
Pinker has held positions at MIT and Harvard, and is known for his wide-ranging work on topics including psychology, linguistics, and evolutionary theory.
He has received multiple awards and honors for his contributions to public understanding of science.
Pinker has been married three times and is currently married to philosopher Rebecca Goldstein.
His upcoming book will focus on common knowledge and its relationship to civility, hypocrisy, outrage, and taboos.
Books by Steven Pinker
Enlightenment Now
The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
Science
Philosophy
History
The Better Angels of Our Nature
Why Violence Has Declined
History
Psychology
Science
The Blank Slate
The Modern Denial of Human Nature
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
The Stuff of Thought
Language as a Window into Human Nature
Psychology
Science
Linguistics
The Sense of Style
The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century
Writing
Language
Linguistics
Rationality
What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters
Psychology
Science
Philosophy