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Rationality And Its Opposite — Steven Pinker

Rationality And Its Opposite — Steven Pinker

Update: 2022-12-14

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How rational are we? How can a species smart enough to set foot on the moon also be prone to conspiracy theories that the moon landing was fake? Joe speaks with Steven Pinker to discuss rationality — and its opposite.

Steven Pinker is the Johnstone Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. He is a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, an elected to the National Academy of Sciences and one of Time‘s 100 Most Influential People.

Full episode transcript available at: thejspod.com

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Rationality And Its Opposite — Steven Pinker

Rationality And Its Opposite — Steven Pinker

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