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Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker May 23

    My TED talk is now available on Youtube: Is the world getting better or worse? A look at the numbers | Steven Pinker https://youtu.be/yCm9Ng0bbEQ  via @YouTube

    2:06 PM - 23 May 2018
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      1. Peter Linton‏ @PeterLinton1 May 23
        Replying to @sapinker @YouTube

        Peter Linton Retweeted Steven Pinker

        The view from the top down... .https://twitter.com/sapinker/status/999396079048253440 …

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        Steven PinkerVerified account @sapinker
        My TED talk is now available on Youtube: Is the world getting better or worse? A look at the numbers | Steven Pinker https://youtu.be/yCm9Ng0bbEQ  via @YouTube
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      1. Nav Dhami‏ @novicus May 23
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        pic.twitter.com/TtcCHELXlh

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      1. mark nowacki‏ @mar7k May 23
        Replying to @sapinker @YouTube

        I saw a guy reading your book while he was taking a crap on Market st in San Francisco. He was trying to understand how he is better off.

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      1. Rai Nazar Hayat‏ @rainazar May 23
        Replying to @sapinker @YouTube

        Great talk! Vintage Steve Pinker...!

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      2. Archie Walters‏ @TheSchurThing May 24
        Replying to @sapinker @SportsTVRatings @YouTube

        can't find the 2x speed button!!!

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      3. SportsTVRatings‏ @SportsTVRatings May 24
        Replying to @TheSchurThing @sapinker @YouTube

        buy the audiobook version of his Enlightenment Now that'll take you ~10 hours even at 2X

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      1. CIRD‏ @CIRD_ROSARIO May 28
        Replying to @sapinker @YouTube

        What about this?https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/26/opinion/sunday/insects-bugs-naturalists-scientists.html …

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      1. Joshua Hoffman‏ @JoshuaHoffman75 May 25
        Replying to @sapinker @YouTube

        Fascinating presentation, I love your optimistic, well balanced and energentically presented analysis. 😀

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      1. Mr. Earthling  💭‏ @ixmeteorite May 25
        Replying to @sapinker @YouTube

        I think you are hinting about Communism (/Socialism) here. If yes, I agree with you 100 %.pic.twitter.com/gHxXve0mLA

        Steven Pinker, TED Talks and Jordan B Peterson
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      1. John Hiett‏ @JohnHiett May 24
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        I want to believe your talk, but true progress does not occur by ignoring negatives. An example, how is the US Democratic party "democratic" when there are Super Delegates that hijack votes? Language is too easily misleading.

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      1. brian mccauley‏ @brianmccauley6 May 23
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        Lets be honest the world is getting better but where getting worst.

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      1. Mathew Crawford‏ @EduEngineer May 23
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        But has stability of gains led us into fragile risk? That matters, and possibly more.

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      1. Brett Needham‏ @BrettRVA May 23
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        Really great! Nice work, my man!

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      1. Dr Amit Pujari‏ @AmitPujari May 23
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        Really admire your work, thanks for sharing!

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      1. Isabel‏ @chinija71 May 23
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        Better but not good It gives chills to think about what the world was like before if it was worse (and I agree with you that it was) because now it is horrible. Horrible. Not for everyone, of course, but only a small percentage of us have an acceptable level of well-being.

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      1. Tony Duncan‏ @tonydunc May 23
        Replying to @sapinker @YouTube

        I agree with much of this. In many respects life is improving for most people all over the world. But there are issies such ad climate change that COULD be solved, but will likely result in terrible consequences unless policy and behaviors change radically in the next decade

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      1. R. Boj‏ @Roquerol May 23
        Replying to @sapinker @YouTube

        I’m reading your book and I love it, but you should improve at stage. Too much looking at your laptop and your talk feels so mechanic, not passionate. It’s worth trying to improve, the word needs those ideas from you.

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      1. Dr Noelia‏ @noelinjm May 23
        Replying to @sapinker @YouTube

        Climate change and wildlife destruction? Explain me how we are better

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      2. Edvin Sjökvist‏ @Alf088 May 23
        Replying to @sapinker @YouTube

        @WarpInstitute En föreläsning som troligtvis är helt i er smak!!

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      3. Warp Institute‏ @WarpInstitute May 23
        Replying to @Alf088 @sapinker @YouTube

        Yes, den är lysande! Vi har tipsat om den i Sv mest optimistiska Facebookgrupp,

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