We published a model that shows that Pinker’s use and interpretation of the warfare data is wrong and thus challenges a core aspect of his “Better Angels” premise. In his dismissive response Pinker totally avoids that fact.http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/12/why-human-society-isn-t-more-or-less-violent-past …
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only warfare deaths in this case...there are many pother variables that would need to be added to use this model in other contexts. I attach one of the tables that lays out definitions and variables we used.pic.twitter.com/N0t8lC1tBj
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