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Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

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pinker.wjh.harvard.edu
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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker Jun 7

    Forget the honorary degrees & scientific bling. I've just received the greatest honor: a species of beetle has been named after me, Xixuthrus pinkeri, by the entomologist Andrey Zubov.

    1:46 PM - 7 Jun 2018
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    98 replies 380 retweets 3,723 likes
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      2. Geoffrey Miller‏Verified account @primalpoly Jun 7
        Replying to @sapinker

        Photos please!

        5 replies 0 retweets 40 likes
      3. steven trotter‏ @professionaldog Jun 7
        Replying to @primalpoly @sapinker

        very like thispic.twitter.com/ZTC02NPM03

        4 replies 0 retweets 8 likes
      4. Mark Shively‏ @jedishive Jun 7
        Replying to @professionaldog @primalpoly @sapinker

        Yes, that looks like a Steven.

        0 replies 0 retweets 14 likes
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      1. Thomas Edsall‏ @Edsall Jun 7
        Replying to @sapinker

        Has the standard of living of X-Pickeri steadily improved since the Middle Ages? Their levels of violence dropped? Are their cognitive abilities and political leanings heritable?

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      2. Daniel O'Brien‏ @DannyMuse008 Jun 7
        Replying to @sapinker

        I have always thought you look more like Brian May than one of The Beetles!

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      2. Toxic 🚫Centrism‏ @ExcludedMuddle Jun 7
        Replying to @sapinker

        Aw I expected it to have crazy hair. Pazdravliayu!pic.twitter.com/igfSGAj3Ww

        1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes
      3. szspagna‏ @szspagna Jun 7
        Replying to @ExcludedMuddle @sapinker

        How dare you call his luscious curls “crazy hair”?!!!

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Яob‏ @robx_d Jun 7
        Replying to @sapinker

        I sure hope this species of beetle has really great hair or this is going to be a very disappointing google search.

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      1. J. 🎃P = .06 🎃 de Ruiter‏ @JPdeRuiter Jun 7
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        I'd like to know why, if I were you.

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      1. Haq Nawaz‏ @nawazhaqkhan Jun 7
        Replying to @sapinker

        I never felt that good about my decision, I took some years ago of switching from being biology academic to business and marketing academic. Feeling pity for them, still in biology teaching and wondering how to pronounce this "Xixuthrus" thing😜. Congrats for becoming eternal.

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      1. Vince Pomal‏ @VincePomal Jun 8
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        Does it collect bullshit and distribute it?

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      1. Gary Smyth  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇮🇪 🇪🇺 🏁‏ @WeirdPsyience Jun 8
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        It’s the little things in life as they say.

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      1. Thomas Calderone‏ @readingtom Jun 7
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        That beetle must have had some sweet hair.

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      1. horseshoe theory but for intelligence‏ @AllegroRubato Jun 7
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        @salonium has found a new rival

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      1. Harry Litman‏ @harrylitman Jun 7
        Replying to @sapinker

        Wow. you're now in the Pantheon with Nabokov. Congratulations!

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      1. PHL‏ @eaglesfanPHL Jun 7
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        I hope these beetles understand the importance of the enlightenment

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      1. Michael Starkey‏ @starkeyofoz Jun 8
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        Congrats! How do you pronounce it?😀

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      1. Lou Perez‏ @LOUontheSUBWAY Jun 8
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        One day I hope they rename bed bugs after me.

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      1. Dent In The World ✌‏ @dentintheworld Jun 7
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        That doesn't bug you at all?

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