Steven Pinker: Rationality Has Made Us Richer, Kinder, and More Free
The Harvard linguist says Enlightenment reasoning and critical thinking are behind massive increases in material and moral progress.
The Harvard linguist says Enlightenment reasoning and critical thinking are behind massive increases in material and moral progress.
By default we veer on the side of being resistant to new ideas.
The city's goal is to curb "unconscious bias." But the policy is based on dangerous premises, and is likely to harm tenants more than it benefits them.
And the news media are going along with it.
A review of The Knowledge Illusion: Why We Never Think Alone
Poker champ talks game theory, gambling, and Donald Trump.
Study with all-female players shows video games improve important cognitive skills
We reason to persuade, not to find truth.