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Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 13 Aug 2013

    Just survived a taping of the Colbert Report - to be shown tonight - http://bit.ly/nQzo4W 

    5:42 PM - 13 Aug 2013
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      1. nick telman‏ @NTelman 14 Aug 2013
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        @sapinker You're the man!

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      1. Peon‏ @FrodoChuggins 14 Aug 2013
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        @sapinker Much love to Steven and Stephen. I wish the interview would have lasted longer!

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      1. jason lemieux‏ @jaylemeux 14 Aug 2013
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        @sapinker yes!

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      1. Andrew Aydin‏Verified account @andrewaydin 14 Aug 2013
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        @sapinker great to meet you last night and I look forward to chatting further! Nonviolence is the only consistently viable path for change.

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      1. Sue Heath‏ @sueellendarling 14 Aug 2013
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        @sapinker Glad they reminded us astrology was excluded from science education....

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      1. Gregg Feor‏ @Ringopingo123 13 Aug 2013
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        @sapinker Saw the show. You would do better sitting across from Steve Paikin on The Agenda.

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      1. E. Mac‏ @logikaldj 13 Aug 2013
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        @sapinker Great interview!!! Very interesting stuff!

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      1. Mandana Modirrousta‏ @mmodirrousta 13 Aug 2013
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        @sapinker It was fun and still educational.

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      1. Searching for Telos‏ @searching4telos 13 Aug 2013
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        @sapinker Professor Pinker - Thank you for the info on the Colbert Report - I feel safer as result of your segment.

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      1. Sally Simms‏ @SallySimms 13 Aug 2013
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        @sapinker Hope you enjoyed it - we in the audience did! Also nice boots.

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      1. Fiona McLaughlin‏ @fmcla 13 Aug 2013
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        @sapinker you were great!

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      1. MaxII‏ @thesuppertest 13 Aug 2013
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        @sapinker is it a difficult show to do?

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      1. david ropeik‏ @dropeik 13 Aug 2013
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        @sapinker must be tough to have things to say, but only play the role of straight man.

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      1. Monica‏ @xPiya 13 Aug 2013
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        @sapinker well done! 👍

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      1. @chiefscientist‏ @khrabrov 13 Aug 2013
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        @sapinker do you think Colbert is one of the great thinkers of our time?

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      1. Todd Heberlein‏ @toddheberlein 13 Aug 2013
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        @sapinker You are brave if you agreed to the interview knowing how he interviews people.

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      1. David L. Smith‏ @DLSmith1665 13 Aug 2013
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        @sapinker Sounds like fun!

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      1. Paul J. McConnochie‏ @vortex42studios 13 Aug 2013
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        @sapinker Looking forward! - Also, will be listening to Better Angels of our Nature this week. Were you not tempted to narrate yourself?

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