Five months back, I told BBC Radio 4 (@BBCPM on X) why Harvard had no choice but to resist the Trump administration's demands. | Steven Pinker

With Biden’s debate stumble, we all saw the emperor’s new clothes vanish in real time. But when Trump followed up weeks later babbling about people eating dogs and cats, many just shrugged. In this exchange with Bill Maher, I explain why. Maher: I agree, that happened. We all saw that debate and everybody changed their mind. Why didn't it happen when Trump debated a few weeks later and was ranting about "they're eating the dogs" and "they're eating the cats?" Because I thought that was the momen

49K views · 716 reactions | In this clip from our archive, author Steven Pinker discusses the art of good writing and ways we can learn to improve our own. See the full session here: https://youtu.be/9GubdYZPYPg #Writing #SelfImprovement #StevenPinker #IntelligenceSquared #IQ2 | Intelligence Squared | Facebook

14K views · 133 reactions | Is cancel culture real? Rationality author Steven Pinker answers our #BigQuestions. Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgVzm_3I-pM | Penguin Books | Facebook