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Judaism today is a microcosm of the world: there are fundamentalists as well as those who see the state of Israel as an example grand peace and interdependence, as well […]
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Steven Pinker see our greatest challenges as overcoming the obstacles to secular enlightenment in many parts of the world.
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Synthesizing ideas really depends on having a universe of ideas to recombine in the first place, says Steven Pinker.
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Language sheds light on the idea that the mind is a computational system.
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Not all problems have to have a moralistic solution.
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There’s no such thing as free will in the sense of a ghost in the machine; our behavior is the product of physical processes in the brain rather than some […]
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Steven Pinker starts by asserting that using the word God or faith for that which you don’t know is a cop out. He goes on to describe what he sees […]
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Steven Pinker talks about his personal philosophy and what reason means to him.
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There’s so much of science and scholarship that consists of hyper specialized efforts, Steven Pinker says.
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The Harvard psychologist on negotiating: the hothead wins.
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The best-selling author of The Blank Slate argues human behavior is shaped by evolutionary psychological adaptations, not parental upbringing.
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Tharoor disputes the wording of the question and states that economic realities are independent of the political connections.
Tharoor believes the US does not have a particular taste for empire.
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Even if it is, local media balances it out.
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Shashi Tharoor makes some predictions for the sub-continent.
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The United Nations is a relevant institution that needs an update.
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Shashi Tharoor give his take on globalization and its discontents.
