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Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 22 Dec 2014

    Why the World Is Not Falling Apart http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/foreigners/2014/12/the_world_is_not_falling_apart_the_trend_lines_reveal_an_increasingly_peaceful.html?wpsrc=sh_all_mob_tw_bot … via @slate

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      1. ᗡʎs˥exicƃǝuıns‏ @eusebiusclay 22 Dec 2014
        Replying to @sapinker

        .@sapinker @Slate You left out the Armenian Genocide, you idiot. #science #Entropy @Harvardpic.twitter.com/Gd8VFsWiYI

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      1. Steve Akins‏ @SteveAkinsSEO 22 Dec 2014
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        Why the World Is Not Falling Apart http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/foreigners/2014/12/the_world_is_not_falling_apart_the_trend_lines_reveal_an_increasingly_peaceful.html?wpsrc=sh_all_mob_tw_bot … @sapinker via @slate

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      2. Kensch‏ @Piggywedia 6 Jan 2015
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        @sapinker @Slate @LisaOlsson2 Read this

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      3. Lisa Olsson‏ @LisaOlsson2 6 Jan 2015
        Replying to @Piggywedia

        @Piggywedia @sapinker @Slate Words coming from a safe distance forgetting the unseen

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      1. memeyer‏ @bea_best_jrt 26 Dec 2014
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        “@sapinker: Why the World Is Not Falling Apart http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/foreigners/2014/12/the_world_is_not_falling_apart_the_trend_lines_reveal_an_increasingly_peaceful.html?wpsrc=sh_all_mob_tw_bot … via @slate”Follow trend lines not headlines. Bill Clinton u r right!

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      1. (((Haya Eytan)))‏ @TeachESL 25 Dec 2014
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        @sapinker @Slate This is how people feel. http://www.know-bull.com/images/tsif.jpg 

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      1. Oliver Snow‏ @osnoww 23 Dec 2014
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        @sapinker @Slate you forgot to mention Australia's #COALition government of #Climatechange deniers and refugee haters taking us backwards...

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      1. Niall Clugston‏ @niallclugston 23 Dec 2014
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        @sapinker @Slate #Gravity.

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      1. Cornie Thiessen‏ @CornieThiessen1 23 Dec 2014
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        Cornie Thiessen Retweeted Steven Pinker

        Turn off the news and read this article by @sapinkerhttps://twitter.com/sapinker/status/547269197655339009 …

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        Steven PinkerVerified account @sapinker
        Why the World Is Not Falling Apart http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/foreigners/2014/12/the_world_is_not_falling_apart_the_trend_lines_reveal_an_increasingly_peaceful.html?wpsrc=sh_all_mob_tw_bot … via @slate
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      1. Dr Kim Nicholas‏ @KA_Nicholas 23 Dec 2014
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        Good news from @sapinker: Data show the world is getting more democratic & safer for kids, women, & all. http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/foreigners/2014/12/the_world_is_not_falling_apart_the_trend_lines_reveal_an_increasingly_peaceful.html?wpsrc=sh_all_mob_tw_bot … via @slate

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      1. ronnie johnson‏ @ronronforfunnow 23 Dec 2014
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        @sapinker @Slate God Is Good; It's Mercy Is Everlasting, Amen.

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      1.  🎃TarEEK! LaSCARE‏ @tarequelaskar 23 Dec 2014
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        "Follow the trend lines, not the headlines.”- @billclinton “@sapinker: Why the World Is Not Falling Apart http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/foreigners/2014/12/the_world_is_not_falling_apart_the_trend_lines_reveal_an_increasingly_peaceful.html?wpsrc=sh_all_mob_tw_bot … via @slate”

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      1. Michael Sullivan‏ @regularmike 23 Dec 2014
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        @sapinker @Slate yeah, um...is it not warming either?

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      1. ReyT‏ @reytrillana 23 Dec 2014
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        A great piece from @sapinker. Circumspection vs sensationalism: Why the World Is Not Falling Apart http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/foreigners/2014/12/the_world_is_not_falling_apart_the_trend_lines_reveal_an_increasingly_peaceful.html?wpsrc=sh_all_mob_tw_bot … via @slate”

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      1. Judas‏ @panos101 23 Dec 2014
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        @sapinker Θα μπει, αλλιώς δεν θα έκανε τον κόπο να παραιτηθεί.

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      1. Jerry33‏ @Jerry33 23 Dec 2014
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        @sapinker @pcdnetwork @Slate Violence, greed & fear continue to be the enemy of and by humanity but agree news is not helping us to evolve!

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      1. Paul J. McConnochie‏ @vortex42studios 23 Dec 2014
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        .@sapinker @Slate Superb, Professor. I will include a link to "The Better Angels of Our Nature" :http://tinyurl.com/m7xdgtf 

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      2. Ranjith Annepuరంజిత్‏ @rkharvel 22 Dec 2014
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        @sapinker @Slate thanks for the sanity. Also, we've never been so connected to have access to "news" at all times.

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      3. Ranjith Annepuరంజిత్‏ @rkharvel 23 Dec 2014
        Replying to @rkharvel

        @sapinker @Slate On a diff note,w/ wht kinda urgency do we respond to ppl writin poems like this abt #climatechange? https://jkijiner.wordpress.com/2014/09/24/united-nations-climate-summit-opening-ceremony-my-poem-to-my-daughter/ …

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