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World Service,55 mins

SeriesExchanges At The Frontier 2011

Episode 5 - Steven Pinker

Exchanges at the Frontier

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Steven Pinker is one of the world's leading authorities on language and the mind. He is also Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University and the recipient of several major awards for his teaching, books, and scientific research. Join him in discussion about language acquisition, the nature of the mind and the effect of evolution on the development of human society.

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