Steven Pinker on Human Nature | Big Think
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Decoding metaphor
Does our language shows that we only think
metaphorical or it means that we think abstractactly and we need some kind of verbiage
What are you working on
right now?
Steven is interested on how language
can illuminate our social relationships.
Steven is turning to the interface
between language and the rest of the mind.
Using languages as a
window into human nature
Why will/did you leave your existing/last job?
How did you get into your
line of work?
For Steven, Santa Barbara was the home to evolutionary psychology, anthropology, evolutionary biology and economics.
He went to Harvard, however he says that it was not a recomendable idea. He also took a couple of sabbaticals at Santa Barbara.
Steven is interested in human nature, human emotion, human motivation, implications for politics.
Language
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An analogy that opened the mind
Mental algorithm and according to the rules, the words became meaningful.
What is the most compelling reason you should be hired?
Verbal learning
What can you do for this job that other candidates can't? Why?
Chomsky 1950, language was a very good candidate for something that is innately and uniquely human.
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A good entrée into human natures
