Steven Pinker
Canadian-American cognitive psychologist, linguist, and author, an advocate of evolutionary psychology and the computational theory of the mind
Steven Arthur Pinker (born September 18, 1954) is a Canadian-American experimental psychologist. He has written six popular psychology books. He is a Harvard College professor.
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| Born | September 18, 1954 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian-American |
| Spouse | Rebecca Goldstein |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Royal Society of Canada |
| Website | stevenpinker |
Early life and career
changePinker was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1954, to a middle-class English-speaking Jewish family.
Personal life
changeWhen he was 13 he became an atheist.[1] Pinker was given the American Humanist Association's Humanist of the Year award on May 13, 2006.
Other websites
changeReferences
change- ↑ Staff, Guardian (6 November 1999). "Steven Pinker: the mind reader" – via www.theguardian.com.