Dr. Steven Pinker, a Harvard psychologist and prolific author, has often been described as a cheerleader for science, reason, and humanism. He is often maligned by his critics as a defender of the status quo. Much of his research focuses on slow and steady incremental improvements that have defined rapid human development, both in the United States and globally, over the past century.
His 2018 book, “Enlightenment Now” was famously cited by Bill Gates as “his new favorite book,” and became a focal point for global policymakers. As one of the nation’s leading public intellectuals, Pinker routinely consults with world political, economic, and scientific leaders.
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He is a fierce defender of liberalism, democracy, and market economies, and believes a variety of forces are conspiring against them: populism of both the right and left, religious fundamentalism, and political correctness, among others.
He also has emerged as a champion of reasoned, civil debate on college campuses, …