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1. Steven Pinker: "I Manage My Controversy Portfolio Carefully”
1. Steven Pinker: "I Manage My Controversy Portfolio Carefully”
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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Aug 22, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
By cataloging the steady march of human progress, the Harvard psychologist and linguist has become a very public intellectual. But the self-declared “polite Canadian” has managed to enrage people on opposite ends of the political spectrum. Steve Levitt tries to understand why.
Released:
Aug 22, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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