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Steven Pinker, The Double Thinker
Topic: Science 10:49 am EDT, Sep 23, 2007

There are two ways to look at anything. That’s what I learned from reading Steven Pinker.

Metaphor turns out to be our crucial talent.

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Being a scientist is hard. You’re supposed to keep your personality out of the way, justifying every topic of interest by some larger theoretical goal. Pinker tries. “I like to think I have a better reason to introduce you to my little friends,” he pleads, referring to verbs and his infatuation with them. But as Pinker’s little friends consume the book, it becomes clear that he’s a geek.

Steven Pinker, The Double Thinker



 
 
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