Steven Pinker laat zien dat gemeenschappelijke kennis (‘common knowledge’) een grote rol speelt in ons sociale, politieke en dagelijks leven.  Meer

In de eenentwintigste eeuw bereikt de mensheid nieuwe hoogten van wetenschappelijk inzicht – en lijkt tegelijkertijd haar verstand te verliezen.  Meer

Experimenteel psycholoog Steven Pinker verdedigt in zijn boek ‘Verlichting nu’ vurig de waarden van de Verlichting.  Meer

How the Mind Works explores every aspect of mental life, showing that our minds are not a mystery, but a system of organs of computation designed by natural selection.  Meer

In the twenty-first century, humanity is reaching new heights of scientific understanding - and at the same time appears to be losing its mind.  Meer

Can violence really have declined? The images of conflict we see daily on our screens from around the world suggest this is an almost obscene claim to be making.  Meer

From one of the world’s most celebrated intellectuals, a “fascinating” (Financial Times), brilliantly insightful work that explains how we think about each other’s thoughts about each other’s thoughts, ad infinitum.  Meer

Recently many people have assumed that we are shaped by our environment: a blank slate waiting to be inscribed by upbringing and culture, with innate abilities playing little part.  Meer

Why do so many swear words involve topics like sex, bodily functions or the divine? Why do some children's names thrive while others fall out of favour?  Meer

“In our uncertain age, which can so often feel so dark and disturbing, Steven Pinker has distinguished himself as a voice of positivity.” – New York Times Can reading a book make you more rational?  Meer

What is the secret of good prose? Does writing well even matter in an age of instant communication? Should we care? This book tells about the modern art of writing, and shows us why we all need a sense of style.  Meer

One of the world's science superstars presents a brilliantly illuminating, entertaining and cutting-edge account of how language actually works.  Meer

As seen in Design Matters with Debbie Millman, PRINT Magazine, The Slowdown, and Design Boom Stefan Sagmeister’s newest project encourages long-term thinking and reminds us that many things in the world are improving Initially conceived in 2020 as the world entered pandemic lockdown, Stefan Sagmeister has created a book that looks at the state of the world today, illuminating, through collected data, how far we’ve come, and encouraging us to think about where we can go from here.  Meer