While Pinker is an extremely good populariser and writes some engaging accounts that are based off real science, I’ve actually been bitten by taking his word on faith too much before. He has a tendency to present things as established fact when they are far from universally agreed upon in the field
Seconded. Reading him is a good method of learning how to resist the Dark Arts, since he’s pretty good at writing persuasively.
Seconded. Reading him is a good method of learning how to resist the Dark Arts, since he’s pretty good at writing persuasively.