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Humans - Progress, Not Perfection

Prof. Steven Pinker, Author, Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Humanism, Science and Progress

20-Apr-18 08:05

Humans - Progress, Not Perfection

Microsoft Founder Bill Gates' calls “Enlightment Now” his "favorite book of all time”.

The Canadian-American cognitive psychologist, and the author of at least 9 books, including “The Better Angels of Our Nature: A History of Violence and Humanity”, speaks to the scepticism of our age with evidence and a faith in a common human predilection for personal progress, security and happiness. 

Presented by: Sharaad Kuttan


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