The Better Angels of Our Nature - If Books Could Kill
The Better Angels of Our Nature - If Books Could Kill
This week we're tackling Steven Pinker's 900 page dissection of the reasons why violence, torture and war have declined over the last 10,000 years. Was it an indeterminate mixture of politics, economics, technology and serendipity? Or did so...
Full disclosure: sharing this not having listened to it yet; it is queued up.
EDIT: the first few minutes reveal that this is part 1, so stay tuned for part 2!
Cool thanks! Another podcast to listen to.
Shit, I found a new podcast for me. Thank You!
I love this podcast. One of the hosts (Michael Hobbes) used to be on "you're wrong about" which also dispelled common myths and misinformation. They look at bad science and epistemology in airport-type books, like Malcolm Gladwell or right wing nut jobs, etc.
Hobbes👏doesn’t👏miss👏
I also love this podcast! Having not yet listened to this episode as well, I'd also like to share this classic History for Atheists pod (w/ references) on some of the things Pinker got wrong: https://historyforatheists.com/2021/09/interview-ted-mccormick-on-steven-pinkers-enlightenment/