Talk of the Stacks: Steven Pinker - The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window Into Human Thought

Summary: Steven Pinker is one of TIME magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World Today" and a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist. A professor of psychology at Harvard, his books include The Language Instinct, How the Mind Works, and The Blank Slate. A frequent contributor to TIME, The New York Times, The New Republic, and other publications, Pinker serves on the Usage Panel of the American Heritage Dictionary. With irreverent wit, elegant style, and examples from popular culture and everyday life, Pinker's latest book, The Stuff of Thought, takes on a wide range of scientific and everyday questions. Please note: Although used in an academic context, this program contains strong language.