Steven Pinker – Talking About Talking

Rather than being a feature of our complex brains, he argues that consciousness begins in the feelings and emotions generated by our bodies. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising ...  Show more

Letting your mind wander while listening to music can open you up to rewarding daydreams. Surprisingly, there is a good chance that your musical daydream is shared by others. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and us ...  Show more

Claudia Hammond meets cognitive scientist and author Steven Pinker. He describes the times we are living in as a pandemic of poppycock and has advice on how to be more rational. 

Common knowledge is the secret engine of social life, letting us coordinate everything from meet-ups to markets to international diplomacy. In this fascinating talk, experimental cognitive scientist Steven Pinker explores its momentous impact, threading together stories of why au ...  Show more

Psychologists Dr. Hector Garcia and Dr. Valerie Tarico join us for a complex, nuanced, and thoughtful conversation about the dying of discourse in a hyper-divided world. When should we speak, and when should we shout? Are we picking the right battles? When should we declare war o ...  Show more

The world is grappling with a lot of tough issues. Issues that are nuanced and layered. Issues that don't necessarily have a right or wrong answer. Issues that demand dialogue for progress. And yet we seem to mostly be doing something else. This week we are talking about talking. ...  Show more