Steven Pinker: “I Manage My Controversy Portfolio Carefully” | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 1

A lively conversation on why evidence-focused ideas trigger controversy across political lines.

Podcast episodeevidence based argumentationhuman progressintellectual controversymedia polarizationpublic intellectualsrational debateSteven PinkerStephen J. DubnerSteven Levitt

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