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Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

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pinker.wjh.harvard.edu
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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker Aug 13

    My appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher on Friday is available on Youtube. https://youtu.be/t33pow_AK4E  via @YouTube

    9:38 AM - 13 Aug 2018
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      2. Thomas Rotthier‏ @MacLovin87 Aug 13
        Replying to @sapinker @YouTube

        Good stuff. But it was a pity that Maher interrupted you so often.

        2 replies 0 retweets 18 likes
      3. P. Bailliu‏ @BailliuP Aug 13
        Replying to @MacLovin87 @sapinker @YouTube

        Free trade good for the world? Common for who? Some differentiation please. You must analyze progress systematically and contextually. it is not a white / black debate. medical progress yes but also more addicts and personality disorders. Moral progress? Doubtful see psychology.

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      4. Pedro M Uribe Guzmán‏ @AbgUribe Aug 13
        Replying to @BailliuP @MacLovin87 and

        perhaps buying the book could give you all the data available, and all the answers that you won't be able to get in a 6 min video.

        1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
      5. P. Bailliu‏ @BailliuP Aug 13
        Replying to @AbgUribe @MacLovin87 and

        I read the book. Not my cup if tea. Besides Enlightment Now is a contradiction in terminus.

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      6. Pedro M Uribe Guzmán‏ @AbgUribe Aug 13
        Replying to @BailliuP @MacLovin87 and

        well, you have the right to think so. Greetings.

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      7. P. Bailliu‏ @BailliuP Aug 13
        Replying to @AbgUribe @MacLovin87 and

        A question: are economic laws and values ​​compatible with the values ​​of the Enlightenment? Even are they compatible with the notion of democracy?

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      8. Forskar'n‏ @_jb79_ Aug 13
        Replying to @BailliuP @AbgUribe and

        Aren’t economic laws in principal unconnected to the values? The outcome of those laws however can be compatible but doesn’t have to be. Or both at the same time. Any reform or system has positive and negative effects.

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      9. P. Bailliu‏ @BailliuP Aug 13
        Replying to @_jb79_ @AbgUribe and

        Well as long that economic systems take tman as a goal and not as a means there is no problem. Question is does it??

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      2. Mike Hopfenspirger‏ @HopfenspirgerMD Aug 13
        Replying to @sapinker @YouTube

        It was interesting to watch D.L. Hughley keep moving his goalposts. It seemed he had a conclusion to further that did not align with the facts Pinker was presenting. Can’t we agree that while problems still exist, things are better overall? Seems reasonable enough.

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      3. Trace-man‏ @Tracy_L64 Aug 13
        Replying to @HopfenspirgerMD @sapinker @YouTube

        Yes and that discussion was really moving and Pinker was educating, changing views in a perfect gentle way and the show devolved into a Bill Mayer stand up routine practice session. Annoying!

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      2. Chris Quartly‏ @Chris_Quartly Aug 13
        Replying to @sapinker @YouTube

        It would have been nice if @billmaher had let you talk...

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      3. Trace-man‏ @Tracy_L64 Aug 13
        Replying to @Chris_Quartly @sapinker and

        I agree - he didn’t really listen. Pinker could have schooled him on vaccines for example. It was just getting interesting with DL then BM shut it down to do his annoying Q skit - very childish

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      2. Claudio Calligaris‏ @calligaris Aug 13
        Replying to @sapinker @YouTube

        Bill Maher seems to really enjoy the sound of his own voice. I sometimes wonder why he bothers to have guests on his show.

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      1. Bimbos&BodyBuilders‏ @femalestuds Aug 13
        Replying to @sapinker @YouTube

        Man that show is just awful.

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      2. Nightmoney‏ @TREVORTURPIN Aug 13
        Replying to @sapinker @YouTube

        A further conversation with D. L. Hughley into identity politics would have been interesting. It seems that data was irrelevant when it came to his point of view / concerns. Note; his concerns are warranty and legitimate.

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      3. Nightmoney‏ @TREVORTURPIN Aug 13
        Replying to @TREVORTURPIN @sapinker @YouTube

        Warranted*

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      1. Steve Hanley‏ @altimation Aug 13
        Replying to @sapinker @YouTube

        You TOTALLY LIFTED your goods news reporting on @billmaher from “Factfullness” by @HansRosling , come on!

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      1. Kid Brightwillow‏ @KidBrightwillow Aug 13
        Replying to @sapinker @YouTube

        I admire Pinker but reconciling idea of carbon dependent world economy (producing miraculous quality of life improvements) & idea of taxing carbon (which would slow future improvement) gives me a headache. I’m not against clean energy. I don’t see reason to slow improvement.

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      1. Colleen Patrick-Goudreau‏Verified account @JoyfulVegan Aug 13
        Replying to @sapinker @YouTube

        Too bad he didn't stop talking to give you a chance to say more.

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