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Steven Pinker

Mentioned in 5 analyzed podcast episodes across 4 shows

Episode Appearances

Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee

Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee · Feb 11, 2026

The Healing Power Of Music: How Your Favourite Songs Boost Your Mood, Mind & Mobility with Dr Daniel Levitin #623

Cognitive scientist whose theory that music tricks language-evolved systems contrasts with evidence music preceded language

Music as Medicine and Clinical TherapyParkinson's Disease and Rhythmic Auditory StimulationAlzheimer's Disease and Music Memory Preservation
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The Michael Shermer Show

The Michael Shermer Show · Jan 27, 2026

Truth Still Matters (And Here's Why)

Cognitive scientist whose analogy between mathematical and moral truth discovery is central to Shermer's moral realism

Epistemology and Truth DefinitionBayesian Reasoning and ProbabilityConspiracy Theory Psychology
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Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · Jan 5, 2026

339 | Ned Block on Whether Consciousness Requires Biology

Cognitive scientist first to emphasize that LLMs don't use rules despite understanding them, unlike human reasoning

Phenomenal Consciousness vs. Access ConsciousnessComputational Functionalism and Its LimitationsAI Consciousness and Machine Sentience
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Office Hours with Arthur Brooks

Office Hours with Arthur Brooks · Oct 6, 2025

4 Ways to Use Common Knowledge to be Happier with Steven Pinker

Guest discussing his new book 'When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows' on common knowledge and its social implications

Common Knowledge and Social CoordinationCollective Illusion and Pluralistic IgnoranceCancel Culture and Academic Freedom
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Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas · Sep 22, 2025

329 | Steven Pinker on Rationality and Common Knowledge

Harvard cognitive psychologist and author discussing common knowledge, rationality, and human coordination mechanisms

Common Knowledge in Game Theory and EconomicsAumann's Agreement Theorem and Rational DisagreementBayesian Reasoning and Epistemic Humility
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