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Steven speaks about Cognitive Biases, Future Trends & Predictions, Storytelling & Narrative. Harvard Psychologist | Rational Optimism & Human Progress

Steven Pinker

Harvard Psychologist | Rational Optimism & Human Progress

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Cognitive Biases Future Trends & Predictions Storytelling & Narrative

Steven Pinker

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Steven Pinker is a renowned cognitive psychologist and linguist at Harvard University. His bestselling books like 'The Better Angels of Our Nature' and 'Enlightenment Now' have transformed public understanding of human nature, violence, and technological progress.

Pinker's data-driven analysis and engaging storytelling have earned him praise as one of the world's foremost public intellectuals. His keynotes provide a scientific perspective on the human condition, empowering audiences to navigate an increasingly complex world with reason and optimism.

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Is the world getting better or worse? A look at the numbers

Was 2017 really the "worst year ever," as some would have us believe? In his analysis of recent data on homicide, war, poverty, pollution and more, psychologist Steven Pinker finds that we're doing better now in every one of them when compared with 30 years ago. But progress isn't inevitable, and it doesn't mean everything gets better for everyone all the time, Pinker says. Instead, progress is problem-solving, and we should look at things like climate change and nuclear war as problems to be solved, not apocalypses in waiting. "We will never have a perfect world, and it would be dangerous to seek one," he says. "But there's no limit to the betterments we can attain if we continue to apply knowledge to enhance human flourishing."

TED 2018🇨🇦VancouverApr 2018