# Steven Pinker

- **Website:** <https://stevenpinker.com>
- **Primary alias:** `stevenpinker.com`

## Description

Steven Pinker is an experimental psychologist, author, and the Johnstone Family Professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. His work explores language, cognition, and human nature, connecting psychological and cognitive science research with questions about how people think and communicate. His research interests include language acquisition, emotion, the moral sense, rationality, common knowledge, and historical trends in violence.

Pinker’s website introduces his academic work and writing, with sections covering research, teaching, articles, talks, and media appearances. It features his books, including Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters, alongside other works on the mind, language, and human nature. Visitors can also find interviews, lectures, podcasts, photography, and selected news and commentary about his ideas and public engagements. The site serves as a hub for readers, students, journalists, and audiences interested in his scholarship and perspectives on psychology, reason, morality, and society. It also provides updates on recent publications, research, and appearances, bringing together Pinker’s academic contributions and broader public communication.

## Industries

- 🧪 Science and Education
- 🧪 Social Sciences _(under Science and Education)_

## Links

- [facebook](https://facebook.com/Stevenpinkerpage)
- [twitter](https://twitter.com/sapinker)

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