Podcast: People I (Mostly) Admire
Episode: Steven Pinker: “I Manage My Controversy Portfolio Carefully” | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 1
Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode, complete with an Amazon buy link and quotes from the episode.
The Better Angels of Our Nature
Buy on Amazon"I think a great example comes from another one of your books called 'The Better Angels of Our Nature,' which argues that violence has greatly decreased over time, and that doesn't strike me as being a very funny topic. But your synopsis of the Old Testament in that book made me laugh so hard that I could barely breathe."