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Steven Arthur Pinker is an experimental psychologist who is fascinated with the mind, human nature and language.
Having received his PhD from Harvard, he taught at Stanford and MIT before becoming Johnstone Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. Pinker’s early career focused on the ability of humans to recognize objects, shapes and faces (known as visual cognition) before moving on to topics related to language such as the development of speech in children. In September 2021, he published his twelfth book titled Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters.
The Life of the Mind with Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker’s painstakingly curated Videobook will answer many lingering questions that arise in the curious mind. Does the human mind see patterns where there are none? If so, is that an overabundance of rationality? What is the “mind’s eye”? How can we picture physical objects with our eyes closed? Can music be analyzed using math? Has civil advancement impacted violence? Why do children grasp new languages more easily? Do bilingual children develop differently from monolingual children? Through this course, you will be able to answer these questions and many more.
Having received his PhD from Harvard, he taught at Stanford and MIT before becoming Johnstone Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. Pinker’s early career focused on the ability of humans to recognize objects, shapes and faces (known as visual cognition) before moving on to topics related to language such as the development of speech in children. In September 2021, he published his twelfth book titled Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters.
The Life of the Mind with Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker’s painstakingly curated Videobook will answer many lingering questions that arise in the curious mind. Does the human mind see patterns where there are none? If so, is that an overabundance of rationality? What is the “mind’s eye”? How can we picture physical objects with our eyes closed? Can music be analyzed using math? Has civil advancement impacted violence? Why do children grasp new languages more easily? Do bilingual children develop differently from monolingual children? Through this course, you will be able to answer these questions and many more.
Steven Arthur Pinker is an experimental psychologist who is fascinated with the mind, human nature and language.
Having received his PhD from Harvard, he taught at Stanford and MIT before becoming Johnstone Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. Pinker’s early career focused on the ability of humans to recognize objects, shapes and faces (known as visual cognition) before moving on to topics related to language such as the development of speech in children. In September 2021, he published his twelfth book titled Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters.
The Life of the Mind with Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker’s painstakingly curated Videobook will answer many lingering questions that arise in the curious mind. Does the human mind see patterns where there are none? If so, is that an overabundance of rationality? What is the “mind’s eye”? How can we picture physical objects with our eyes closed? Can music be analyzed using math? Has civil advancement impacted violence? Why do children grasp new languages more easily? Do bilingual children develop differently from monolingual children? Through this course, you will be able to answer these questions and many more.
Having received his PhD from Harvard, he taught at Stanford and MIT before becoming Johnstone Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. Pinker’s early career focused on the ability of humans to recognize objects, shapes and faces (known as visual cognition) before moving on to topics related to language such as the development of speech in children. In September 2021, he published his twelfth book titled Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters.
The Life of the Mind with Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker’s painstakingly curated Videobook will answer many lingering questions that arise in the curious mind. Does the human mind see patterns where there are none? If so, is that an overabundance of rationality? What is the “mind’s eye”? How can we picture physical objects with our eyes closed? Can music be analyzed using math? Has civil advancement impacted violence? Why do children grasp new languages more easily? Do bilingual children develop differently from monolingual children? Through this course, you will be able to answer these questions and many more.
Rebecca Goldstein graduated summa cum laude from Barnard College in Philosophy before embarking on graduate work at Princeton University and moving on to receiving a Ph.D. in philosophy
Goldstein returned to Barnard to teach Philosophy. During her tenure there, and soon after the death of her father and the birth of her daughter, she penned her first book The Mind-Body Problem. She says that these important events in her life made her ask what she had previously considered “unprofessional questions” about the nature of life. Published by Random House, The Mind-Body Problem was critically acclaimed and became a popular success. Since then, she has written numerous books, lectured at many prestigious universities and reimagined the world of philosophy by entertaining questions that she once thought to be too trivial or unsubstantial.
Learn Philosophy with Rebecca Goldstein
Are ideas from ancient philosophers common knowledge today? Do we use the Socratic method even without knowing it? What are the arguments for the existence of God? Dive into these questions and more in Rebecca’s Goldstein’s carefully curated Videobook
Improve your skills of philosophical reasoning through this course as you learn about Plato’s definition of knowledge and the philosophical views of human existence as well as the “two horned” dilemma of free will.
Goldstein returned to Barnard to teach Philosophy. During her tenure there, and soon after the death of her father and the birth of her daughter, she penned her first book The Mind-Body Problem. She says that these important events in her life made her ask what she had previously considered “unprofessional questions” about the nature of life. Published by Random House, The Mind-Body Problem was critically acclaimed and became a popular success. Since then, she has written numerous books, lectured at many prestigious universities and reimagined the world of philosophy by entertaining questions that she once thought to be too trivial or unsubstantial.
Learn Philosophy with Rebecca Goldstein
Are ideas from ancient philosophers common knowledge today? Do we use the Socratic method even without knowing it? What are the arguments for the existence of God? Dive into these questions and more in Rebecca’s Goldstein’s carefully curated Videobook
Improve your skills of philosophical reasoning through this course as you learn about Plato’s definition of knowledge and the philosophical views of human existence as well as the “two horned” dilemma of free will.
Rebecca Goldstein graduated summa cum laude from Barnard College in Philosophy before embarking on graduate work at Princeton University and moving on to receiving a Ph.D. in philosophy
Goldstein returned to Barnard to teach Philosophy. During her tenure there, and soon after the death of her father and the birth of her daughter, she penned her first book The Mind-Body Problem. She says that these important events in her life made her ask what she had previously considered “unprofessional questions” about the nature of life. Published by Random House, The Mind-Body Problem was critically acclaimed and became a popular success. Since then, she has written numerous books, lectured at many prestigious universities and reimagined the world of philosophy by entertaining questions that she once thought to be too trivial or unsubstantial.
Learn Philosophy with Rebecca Goldstein
Are ideas from ancient philosophers common knowledge today? Do we use the Socratic method even without knowing it? What are the arguments for the existence of God? Dive into these questions and more in Rebecca’s Goldstein’s carefully curated Videobook
Improve your skills of philosophical reasoning through this course as you learn about Plato’s definition of knowledge and the philosophical views of human existence as well as the “two horned” dilemma of free will.
Goldstein returned to Barnard to teach Philosophy. During her tenure there, and soon after the death of her father and the birth of her daughter, she penned her first book The Mind-Body Problem. She says that these important events in her life made her ask what she had previously considered “unprofessional questions” about the nature of life. Published by Random House, The Mind-Body Problem was critically acclaimed and became a popular success. Since then, she has written numerous books, lectured at many prestigious universities and reimagined the world of philosophy by entertaining questions that she once thought to be too trivial or unsubstantial.
Learn Philosophy with Rebecca Goldstein
Are ideas from ancient philosophers common knowledge today? Do we use the Socratic method even without knowing it? What are the arguments for the existence of God? Dive into these questions and more in Rebecca’s Goldstein’s carefully curated Videobook
Improve your skills of philosophical reasoning through this course as you learn about Plato’s definition of knowledge and the philosophical views of human existence as well as the “two horned” dilemma of free will.
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Adam's post-graduate life included law school and PhD studies in pure maths, following which he won Triple J Radio’s ‘Raw Comedy’ in their first year. Soon he was co-hosting Triple J’s breakfast radio show and later moved on to ABC Sydney’s radio station, hosting what has been called “the geekiest radio show in Sydney” for 8 years.
Learn Mathematics with Adam Spencer
Listen to this comedic genius as he helps you discover an interest in Math you never knew you had. Was there math in the prehistoric world? What did it look like? Do we frequently underestimate the role that Math plays in our daily lives? Is it easier than we thought to break down large numbers? Learn the answers to these and many more questions as you dive into this course.
Once you have completed this course, not only would you have sharpened your math skills but you would have also gained a deeper appreciation for the role that mathematics plays in every aspect of your life as well as the divine and aesthetic beauty in numbers and the role which math plays in the art world as well.
Learn Mathematics with Adam Spencer
Listen to this comedic genius as he helps you discover an interest in Math you never knew you had. Was there math in the prehistoric world? What did it look like? Do we frequently underestimate the role that Math plays in our daily lives? Is it easier than we thought to break down large numbers? Learn the answers to these and many more questions as you dive into this course.
Once you have completed this course, not only would you have sharpened your math skills but you would have also gained a deeper appreciation for the role that mathematics plays in every aspect of your life as well as the divine and aesthetic beauty in numbers and the role which math plays in the art world as well.
Adam’s post-graduate life included law school and PhD studies in pure maths, following which he won Triple J Radio’s ‘Raw Comedy’ in their first year. Soon he was co-hosting Triple J’s breakfast radio show and later moved on to ABC Sydney’s radio station, hosting what has been called “the geekiest radio show in Sydney” for 8 years.
Learn Mathematics with Adam Spencer
Listen to this comedic genius as he helps you discover an interest in Math you never knew you had. Was there math in the prehistoric world? What did it look like? Do we frequently underestimate the role that Math plays in our daily lives? Is it easier than we thought to break down large numbers? Learn the answers to these and many more questions as you dive into this course.
Once you have completed this course, not only would you have sharpened your math skills but you would have also gained a deeper appreciation for the role that mathematics plays in every aspect of your life as well as the divine and aesthetic beauty in numbers and the role which math plays in the art world as well.
Learn Mathematics with Adam Spencer
Listen to this comedic genius as he helps you discover an interest in Math you never knew you had. Was there math in the prehistoric world? What did it look like? Do we frequently underestimate the role that Math plays in our daily lives? Is it easier than we thought to break down large numbers? Learn the answers to these and many more questions as you dive into this course.
Once you have completed this course, not only would you have sharpened your math skills but you would have also gained a deeper appreciation for the role that mathematics plays in every aspect of your life as well as the divine and aesthetic beauty in numbers and the role which math plays in the art world as well.
