Steven Pinker

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cognitive psychologist human linguist popular science author university professor

Steven Pinker is a Canadian-American cognitive psychologist, linguist, and popular science author known for his work on language, the mind, and human nature.

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academicDegree	Bachelor of Arts ⓘ Doctor of Philosophy ⓘ
almaMater	Harvard University ⓘ McGill University ⓘ
awardReceived	Humanist of the Year ⓘ Royal Institution Christmas Lectures (lecturer) ⓘ William James Book Award ⓘ
citizenship	Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
countryOfBirth	Canada ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1954-09-18 ⓘ
employer	Harvard University ⓘ Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ Stanford University ⓘ University of California, Santa Barbara ⓘ
familyName	Steven Pinker self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Pinker
fieldOfWork	cognitive psychology ⓘ cognitive science ⓘ evolutionary psychology ⓘ linguistics ⓘ psycholinguistics ⓘ science communication ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
givenName	Steven ⓘ
knownFor	arguments about decline of violence ⓘ research on language acquisition ⓘ theory of language as an instinct ⓘ work on human nature ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
memberOf	American Academy of Arts and Sciences ⓘ National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
name	Steven Pinker self-link ⓘ
notableIdea	defense of Enlightenment values ⓘ language as a biological adaptation ⓘ
notableWork	Enlightenment Now ⓘ How the Mind Works ⓘ Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters ⓘ The Better Angels of Our Nature ⓘ The Blank Slate ⓘ The Language Instinct ⓘ The Stuff of Thought ⓘ Words and Rules ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Montreal ⓘ
positionHeld	Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University ⓘ
religion	atheism ⓘ
spouse	Rebecca Goldstein ⓘ

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