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Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 17 Mar 2014

    Animated version of my TED talk w Rebecca http://www.ted.com/talks/steven_pinker_and_rebecca_newberger_goldstein_the_long_reach_of_reason …

    7:36 PM - 17 Mar 2014
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      1. Kai Kupferschmidt‏ @kakape 18 Mar 2014
        Replying to @sapinker

        Brilliant TED video making the case for reason, though @sapinker's nose looks like he had a glass of wine too many http://www.ted.com/talks/steven_pinker_and_rebecca_newberger_goldstein_the_long_reach_of_reason …

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      1. Ophelia Benson‏ @OpheliaBenson 21 Mar 2014
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        @sapinker What was with that bright red nose?!

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      1. Peter Grant‏ @AtheistStoned 18 Mar 2014
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        Enjoyed that :D @sapinker

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      1. yaacov lozowick‏ @yaacovlozowick 18 Mar 2014
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        @sapinker Unless course what she's really demonstrating is simply the power of ideas to motivate? No lack of ghastly ideas to support this.

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      1. Guillaume Laurent‏ @glaurent 18 Mar 2014
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        @sapinker also, reason helps you sort through conflicting emotions (eg pleasure of inflicting punishment or fear of difference, vs empathy)

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      1. yaacov lozowick‏ @yaacovlozowick 18 Mar 2014
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        @sapinker You're both wrong when U forget much of humanity has yet to adopt Enlightenment, nor i it likely to. 2/2

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      1. yaacov lozowick‏ @yaacovlozowick 18 Mar 2014
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        @sapinker U were right 2 B convinced, tho she describes Enlightenment, not Reason: a specific chapter in history. 1/2

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      1. Peter Monnerjahn‏ @PeterMonnerjahn 18 Mar 2014
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        @sapinker Is the non-animated version online too? Cldn’t find it on the TED website…

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      1. Guillaume Laurent‏ @glaurent 18 Mar 2014
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        @sapinker very interesting. I’d argue that a meme born out of reason then propagates through emotional channels.

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      1. Dr Allison Gardner‏ @AllisonCGardner 18 Mar 2014
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        “@sapinker: Animated version http://www.ted.com/talks/steven_pinker_and_rebecca_newberger_goldstein_the_long_reach_of_reason …” If you ever feel like giving up the fight then don't, reason will win (2nd half of vid)

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      1. Claudia Blankenstijn‏ @NTTTClaudia 17 Mar 2014
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        “@sapinker: Animated version of my TED talk w Rebecca http://www.ted.com/talks/steven_pinker_and_rebecca_newberger_goldstein_the_long_reach_of_reason …”🔥🌟🔥🌟🔥🌟🔥🌟🔥🌟🔥 Mind over matter!

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      1. Ronny Ager-Wick‏ @agerwick 17 Mar 2014
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        @sapinker Very inspiring. It does put things into a perspective a lot of people, especially religious, seem to lack.

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      1. cata‏ @CataL1978 17 Mar 2014
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        @sapinker, i'm curious about why some (many) psych tries to demonstrate that what happens 2 be a complex is the oppos. M?, steven pink nose?

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      1. jcscaliger‏ @jcscaliger 17 Mar 2014
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        @sapinker Why animated? Is the original video available?

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      1. Roger de Coverley‏ @mrnickleby 17 Mar 2014
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        @sapinker This TED Talk was inspiring! Thank you.

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      1. Joshua Shane‏ @elbowspeak 17 Mar 2014
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        @sapinker anything other than Rebecca coming up?

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