magic is about honesty
everything here is true
except for the bits I made up
Stephen Pinker is one of the most articulate defenders of.... well... whatever it is he feels like defending. I feel as though I've been out of University for just long enough to feel disconnected from the idealogical strife on many campuses. But when it comes to values like this, it's nice to be reminded of why they should be cherished.
Here is Prof. Pinker speaking at Arizona State University some months back:
Earlier this year, Stephen Pinker's latest book Enlightenment Now rocked my world. It changes the way you look at the news and the world around in general. Here is the first half of his book distilled down to a TED Talk given earlier this year in Vancouver, BC.
Enjoy a nice uplifting message to kick off your week:
Well that's the most intellectually stimulating thing I'm going to listen to all month.
