Steven Pinker Archive

  • TWIS Bookclub – Summer 2011

    TWIS Bookclub – Summer 2011

    Catch up with the bookclub this summer! Here’s a list of books we have read: November, 2009 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann – Biology, Anthropology December, 2009 The Canon by Natalie Angier – General Science January, 2010 The Earth After Us – What Legacy Will Humans Leave in […]

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  • 19 May, 2011 – This Week in Science

    19 May, 2011 – This Week in Science

    Justin vs. the LHC, Zombie Science, Fear Of Death, Lonely Planets, Climatic Politics, Fear Of Food, Melty Freezy Earth, Fear Of Fearlessness, Neanderthals, The Rapture, And Much Much More…

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  • 12 May, 2011 – This Week in Science

    12 May, 2011 – This Week in Science

    Frakking Controversy, Remembering Memories, World Robot Domination, Whisky Power, Talking Sperm, Learning to Speak Whale, Decoding DNA, BPA Baby Dangers, Tech VS Nature, And Much More...

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  • TWIS Bookclub — May — The Stuff of Thought

    TWIS Bookclub — May — The Stuff of Thought

    The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature Steven Pinker What are the deep structures of language? What are the deep structures of thought? What insights about thought can we gain by studying language? In May’s book, Steven Pinker takes us into the heart of these questions! buy from:amazon.com  amazon.ca  amazon.co.uk

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