Skip to content
By using Twitter’s services you agree to our Cookies Use. We and our partners operate globally and use cookies, including for analytics, personalisation, and ads.
  • Home Home Home, current page.
  • About

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Language: English
    • Bahasa Indonesia
    • Bahasa Melayu
    • Català
    • Čeština
    • Dansk
    • Deutsch
    • English UK
    • Español
    • Filipino
    • Français
    • Hrvatski
    • Italiano
    • Magyar
    • Nederlands
    • Norsk
    • Polski
    • Português
    • Română
    • Slovenčina
    • Suomi
    • Svenska
    • Tiếng Việt
    • Türkçe
    • Ελληνικά
    • Български език
    • Русский
    • Српски
    • Українська мова
    • עִבְרִית
    • العربية
    • فارسی
    • मराठी
    • हिन्दी
    • বাংলা
    • ગુજરાતી
    • தமிழ்
    • ಕನ್ನಡ
    • ภาษาไทย
    • 한국어
    • 日本語
    • 简体中文
    • 繁體中文
  • Have an account? Log in
    Have an account?
    · Forgot password?

    New to Twitter?
    Sign up
sapinker's profile
Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker
Verified account
@sapinker

Tweets

Steven PinkerVerified account

@sapinker

Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

Boston, MA
pinker.wjh.harvard.edu
Joined January 2010

Tweets

  • © 2018 Twitter
  • About
  • Help Center
  • Terms
  • Privacy policy
  • Cookies
  • Ads info
Dismiss
Previous
Next

Go to a person's profile

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @

Promote this Tweet

Block

  • Tweet with a location

    You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more

    Your lists

    Create a new list


    Under 100 characters, optional

    Privacy

    Copy link to Tweet

    Embed this Tweet

    Embed this Video

    Add this Tweet to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Add this video to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Hmm, there was a problem reaching the server.

    By embedding Twitter content in your website or app, you are agreeing to the Twitter Developer Agreement and Developer Policy.

    Preview

    Why you're seeing this ad

    Log in to Twitter

    · Forgot password?
    Don't have an account? Sign up »

    Sign up for Twitter

    Not on Twitter? Sign up, tune into the things you care about, and get updates as they happen.

    Sign up
    Have an account? Log in »

    Two-way (sending and receiving) short codes:

    Country Code For customers of
    United States 40404 (any)
    Canada 21212 (any)
    United Kingdom 86444 Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2
    Brazil 40404 Nextel, TIM
    Haiti 40404 Digicel, Voila
    Ireland 51210 Vodafone, O2
    India 53000 Bharti Airtel, Videocon, Reliance
    Indonesia 89887 AXIS, 3, Telkomsel, Indosat, XL Axiata
    Italy 4880804 Wind
    3424486444 Vodafone
    » See SMS short codes for other countries

    Confirmation

     

    Welcome home!

    This timeline is where you’ll spend most of your time, getting instant updates about what matters to you.

    Tweets not working for you?

    Hover over the profile pic and click the Following button to unfollow any account.

    Say a lot with a little

    When you see a Tweet you love, tap the heart — it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love.

    Spread the word

    The fastest way to share someone else’s Tweet with your followers is with a Retweet. Tap the icon to send it instantly.

    Join the conversation

    Add your thoughts about any Tweet with a Reply. Find a topic you’re passionate about, and jump right in.

    Learn the latest

    Get instant insight into what people are talking about now.

    Get more of what you love

    Follow more accounts to get instant updates about topics you care about.

    Find what's happening

    See the latest conversations about any topic instantly.

    Never miss a Moment

    Catch up instantly on the best stories happening as they unfold.

    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker Jul 13

    I have trouble keeping track of all the intellectual ezines that have blossomed in the past decade, but Quillette is particularly innovative and interesting. https://quillette.com/2018/07/07/from-the-editor/ … via @QuilletteM

    5:36 AM - 13 Jul 2018
    • 233 Retweets
    • 1,276 Likes
    • Cindy Katja ramirez siddharth NS Jennette III Banana Republican 2.0 🌎 Spooky Zack Boo-champ PhantEm Susan Joel Jensen
    31 replies 233 retweets 1,276 likes
      1. New conversation
      2. Vadim Boo-Quist‏ @vadimnewquist Jul 13
        Replying to @sapinker @QuilletteM

        Did you find Peter Boghossian's thesis that Trump 'may be the inoculation we need' to get rid of the 'SJWs' and the toxic elements of the right innovative and interesting? Because with rare exceptions that's the sort of ludicrousness I find on Quilette whenever I check in with it

        3 replies 4 retweets 49 likes
      3. Gravelord NEETo‏ @coherentstates Jul 25
        Replying to @vadimnewquist @sapinker @QuilletteM

        Boghossian also tried to claim that right angles were social constructs to ebin own the SJWs. Very rational.

        0 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
      4. End of conversation
      1. The Haunted Hermeticist‏ @ModernHermetics Jul 13
        Replying to @sapinker @QuilletteM

        ***ENLIGHTENMENT INTENSIFIES***

        0 replies 1 retweet 22 likes
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo
      1. New conversation
      2. Chris Kavanagh‏ @C_Kavanagh Jul 13
        Replying to @sapinker @QuilletteM

        There are good individual pieces on Quillete but ideologically it is about as diverse as Dave Rubin's contact list.

        3 replies 0 retweets 30 likes
      3. JL‏ @jlee1018 Jul 13
        Replying to @C_Kavanagh @sapinker @QuilletteM

        The 'free market of ideas' on the 'intellectual dark web' like Quillete, seems to include obsessive fixation on the same topics from the same perspectives by the same people doesn't it? Not a lot of diversity there nescessarily.

        2 replies 1 retweet 20 likes
      4. Joseph Rio‏ @josephwrio Jul 13
        Replying to @jlee1018 @C_Kavanagh and

        They agree on one thing - the importance of free speech. Other than that, they respectfully disagree on many topics. People are drawn to reasoned give and take.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. Chris Kavanagh‏ @C_Kavanagh Jul 13
        Replying to @josephwrio @jlee1018 and

        Only one? I thought they almost all agree on: severe threat posed by Islam, intolerance of left/SJWs, that ‘identity politics’/‘third wave feminism’/‘postmodernism’ are dangerous, that academia is being overrun by political correctness, that immigration policies are too lax...

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      6. Chris Kavanagh‏ @C_Kavanagh Jul 13
        Replying to @C_Kavanagh @josephwrio and

        And that’s without touching on gender, MeToo, race & IQ, Israel, etc. There are disagreements: like Sam and JP on truth and the value of religion or Shapiro and Weinstein on economic views but it is misleading to present IDW as diverse. On issues they talk about most, they agree.

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      7. End of conversation
      1. New conversation
      2. The Abs-Tract Org.‏ @tato_tweets Jul 13
        Replying to @sapinker @QuilletteM

        It's not innovative, nor is it interesting. It exists mostly to buttress your pompous IDW gang. Get a clue. Read “Enlightening the Intellectual Dark Web” @tato_tweetshttps://medium.com/the-abs-tract-organization/enlightening-the-intellectual-dark-web-41f3a1e81b3e …

        1 reply 2 retweets 5 likes
      3. 1 more reply
      1. New conversation
      2. Elblanc0‏ @el_blanc0 Jul 16
        Replying to @sapinker @QuilletteM

        It's a trash machine that spits out regurgitated and repackaged right-wing talking points by, now, pseudonymous authors. Or maybe I missed their expose on @nfergus.

        1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
      3. Jason Jackson‏ @JohnJackson927 Jul 18
        Replying to @el_blanc0 @sapinker and

        That is a gross mischaracterization. It’s in the middle, not the right. And has published some really good pieces on a range of topics.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Elblanc0‏ @el_blanc0 Jul 18
        Replying to @JohnJackson927 @sapinker and

        I bet you think so... Just so interesting that your #WalkAway from liberalism exactly coincided with when you picked up Twitter. That's just so strange...

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      5. Jason Jackson‏ @JohnJackson927 Jul 18
        Replying to @el_blanc0 @sapinker and

        That’s not the chronology. Strange that you would assume to know that it is.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      6. Elblanc0‏ @el_blanc0 Jul 18
        Replying to @JohnJackson927 @sapinker and

        Uh huh. Funny how all the #WalkAway'ers rely on this curious string of coincidences to explain away all of these inconsistencies.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      7. Jason Jackson‏ @JohnJackson927 Jul 18
        Replying to @el_blanc0 @sapinker and

        Gibberish with hashtags doesn’t work here, friend.

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      8. End of conversation
      1. Night ⛧ Destiny‏ @WingTransparent Jul 13
        Replying to @sapinker @QuilletteM

        Most people who sell out try to have do it with some dignity.

        0 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo
      1. Mark‏ @mark_melbin Jul 13
        Replying to @sapinker @QuilletteM

        #EchoChamber

        0 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
        Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. Undo
        Undo
      1. New conversation
      2. Pradeep Prakash‏ @PprakashPradeep Jul 14
        Replying to @sapinker @QuilletteM

        I subscribed to quillette on your recommendations but found it too right wing, more suited to Trump supporters. Although I must confess I only read a couple of articles and a lot of accompanying comments.

        1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes
      3. 1 more reply

    Loading seems to be taking a while.

    Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

      Promoted Tweet

      false

      • © 2018 Twitter
      • About
      • Help Center
      • Terms
      • Privacy policy
      • Cookies
      • Ads info