Steven Pinker

The follow-up to Pinker's groundbreaking The Better Angels of Our Nature presents the big picture of human progress: People are living longer, healthier, freer, and happier lives....

Steven Pinker, one of the world's leading experts on language and the mind, explores the idea of human nature and its moral, emotional, and political colorings....

Faced with the ceaseless stream of news about war, crime, and terrorism, one could easily think we live in the most violent age ever seen....

In this delightful, acclaimed bestseller, one of the world’s leading cognitive scientists tackles the workings of the human mind....

In this classic, the world’s expert on language and mind lucidly explains everything you always wanted to know about language....

In the 21st century, humanity is reaching new heights of scientific understanding - and at the same time appears to be losing its mind. How can a species that developed vaccines for COVID-19 in less than a year produce so much fake news, quackery, and conspiracy theorizing? Find out....

Why is so much writing so bad, and how can we make it better? Is the English language being corrupted by texting and social media....

In The Stuff of Thought, Steven Pinker marries two of the subjects he knows best: language and human nature. The result is a fascinating look at how our words explain our nature....

Progress. It is one of the animating concepts of the modern era. From the Enlightenment onwards, the West has had an enduring belief that through the evolution of institutions, innovations, and ideas, the human condition is improving....

An eye-opening explanation of how human beings learn and use language....

If you follow the headlines, the world in the 21st century appears to be sinking into chaos, hatred and irrationality.... 

Recently many people have assumed that we are blank slates shaped by our environment....

In the 21st century, humanity is reaching new heights of scientific understanding - and at the same time appears to be losing its mind....

Steven Pinker looks at how the relationship between words and thoughts can help us understand who we are....

Bad writing can't be blamed on the internet or on 'the kids today'. Good writing has always been hard: a performance requiring pretence, empathy and a drive for coherence. Steven Pinker uses the latest scientific insights to bring us a style and usage guide for the 21st century....