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Enlightenment Now (S1 EP20)

Enlightenment Now (S1 EP20)

Update: 2022-11-30
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In his latest and last episode of the series, Steven Pinker discusses his magisterial book, Enlightenment Now.

According to Steven, humanism, reason, and science—the three pillars of enlightenment, has historically fueled enormous advancement in virtually every facet of life and are our best hope for sustaining it in the future.

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