Our conceptions of human nature affect every aspect of our lives, from the way we raise our children to the political movements we embrace. Yet just as science is bringing us into a golden age of understanding human nature, many people are hostile to the very idea. They fear that discoveries about i[...]

In this delightful, acclaimed bestseller, one of the world's leading cognitive scientists tackles the workings of the human mind. What makes us rational?and why are we so often irrational? How do we see in three dimensions? What makes us happy, afraid, angry, disgusted, or sexually aroused? Why do w[...]

We?ve all asked, ?What is the world coming to But we seldom ask, ?How bad was the world in the past In this startling new book, the bestselling cognitive scientist Steven Pinker shows that the world of the past was much worse. In fact, we may be living in the most peaceable era yet. Evidence of a bl[...]

A Complete Summary of Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress In the Introduction of his book, Steven Pinker outlined the main reasons why he has taken up such a large task: -Enlightenment ideals are worth discussing even today. -The ideals of reason, science, progres[...]

Steven Pinker, the bestselling author of The Language Instinct, deploys his gift for explaining big ideas in The Sense of Style - an entertaining writing guide for the 21st century. Bad writing can't be blamed on the Internet, or on 'the kids today'. Good writing has always been hard: a performance [...]

What motivates violence? How can good and compassionate people hurt and kill others or themselves? Why are people much more likely to kill or assault people they know well, rather than strangers? This provocative and radical book shows that people mostly commit violence because they genuinely feel t[...]

Teorin om det oskrivna bladet, att människans hjärna är tom vid födseln, går tillbaka till upplysningsfilosofen John Locke på 1600-talet. Den har styrt vårt sätt att tänka kring både uppfostran och undervisning - och gör det fortfarande. Trots att vetenskapen bevisat att den är falsk. I [...]