The show talks with evolutionary psychologist and author Steven Pinker about his new book, "The Stuff of Thought: Language As a Window into Human Nature." Pinker is a professor of psychology at ...

Pinker, whose academic research focuses on psycholinguistics, argues that human language is a biological adaptation—evolved for the complex communication that turns private thoughts into shared ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Noam Chomsky’s political views attract so ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Steven Pinker has sold more than two million books and has twice been nominated for a Pulitzer - Geoff Pugh When Steven Pinker ...

At a summit of university presidents, the talk was about Harvard and its plummeting reputation. By Anemona Hartocollis Amid spiraling campus speech debates, many professors are rallying in defense of ...