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Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

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pinker.wjh.harvard.edu
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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker Feb 5

    Announcing the Enlightenment Now book tour: 17 US talks, 5 in London, 1 in Dublin, 3 in Canada, plus unofficial talks here and there. https://stevenpinker.com/calendar/upcoming …pic.twitter.com/f8NAvpQnVO

    12:48 PM - 5 Feb 2018
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    • Vladimír Vodička Philippe Lewis Shaw's Taxi 🚕 Andreas Demetriou Gabriel Cardoso Dr. SoorCurl-EEZ! Derrick Johnson Josh Llewellyn Martin Tedd
    55 replies 62 retweets 356 likes
      1. Nicholas A. Christakis‏ @NAChristakis Feb 5
        Replying to @sapinker

        Dare I suggest that you will be working 60-hour weeks? ;-)

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      1. Festival of History‏ @HistFest Feb 5
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        Festival of History Retweeted Steven Pinker

        Delighted to be co-hosting @sapinker appearance at @tcddublin on 23 Feb https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/steven-pinker-enlightenment-now-a-manifesto-for-science-reason-humanism-and-progress-tickets-41388073843 …https://twitter.com/sapinker/status/960616039582240768 …

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        Steven PinkerVerified account @sapinker
        Announcing the Enlightenment Now book tour: 17 US talks, 5 in London, 1 in Dublin, 3 in Canada, plus unofficial talks here and there. https://stevenpinker.com/calendar/upcoming … pic.twitter.com/f8NAvpQnVO
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      2. DON DEALGA‏ @dondealga Feb 5
        Replying to @sapinker

        Dublin when?

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      3. Siobhán 💭‏ @shiv42tea Feb 5
        Replying to @dondealga @sapinker

        Did you find out when & where he is coming to Dublin? I can’t find him on Ticketmaster??

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      4. Kevin Killick‏ @queev Feb 6
        Replying to @shiv42tea @dondealga @sapinker

        It's here. Can't make it myself but enjoy!https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/steven-pinker-enlightenment-now-a-manifesto-for-science-reason-humanism-and-progress-tickets-41388073843 …

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      5. Siobhán 💭‏ @shiv42tea Feb 6
        Replying to @queev

        Wow! I can’t thank you enough for posting this! I really appreciate it and am now in receipt of two tickets! Thank you so much!

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      1. Prof. Colin Talbot  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇬🇧 🇪🇺‏ @colinrtalbot Feb 5
        Replying to @sapinker

        When are you coming to the UK?

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      1. Brian Urbancic‏ @SciGroupie Feb 6
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        Any chance one of the unofficial talks will be near Ann Arbor, MI?

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      1. Austin Ramsay‏ @Austins_coffee Feb 5
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        See you in Seattle! 😁

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      1. TalkAboutBooks‏ @talkabout_books Feb 5
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        Will you be visiting Australia?

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      1. Reidar P. Lystad‏ @RLystad Feb 5
        Replying to @sapinker

        How about adding Sydney Writer's Festival (30 Apr - 6 May) to the list? #sydneywritersfestival @SydWritersFest

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      1. Leandro Cardoso‏ @siegnant Feb 5
        Replying to @sapinker

        And what about a Tour through South America? It would be great!

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      1. Trent McBride‏ @Trent_mcbride Feb 5
        Replying to @sapinker

        Phoenix is the 6th most populous city in the US; and we really are fans of the enlightenment here, it's true.

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      1. Hamish Alcorn‏ @HamishAlcorn Feb 5
        Replying to @sapinker

        Fancy a trip to Australia? I daresay a downunder tour would be extremely successful.

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      2. Xavier Lewis Rodriguez‏ @xavierlewisrod Feb 5
        Replying to @sapinker

        @PhilippeLewis1

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      1. szspagna‏ @szspagna Feb 9
        Replying to @sapinker

        Yes! Miami,FL. Finally someone wonderful bothers to visit this forsaken swamp, hurrah!

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      1. Bazei‏ @Bazei01 Feb 7
        Replying to @sapinker

        Will you be visiting Wagadougou, Zimbabwe or Amioun? @nntaleb

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      1. Mandy Kloppers‏ @MandyKloppers Feb 7
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        Please come to the UK!!

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