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‘What is common knowledge?’ Steven Pinker explains.
On this episode of WONK, host Amanda Lang talks to the Harvard prof and author about the meaning of common knowledge and its profound impacts
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Publié:11 décembre 2025
Steven Pinker has spent his academic and literary career thinking about thinking and the ways societies have been shaped by our neurology and what we do with it. He is a professor at Harvard University and author of 13 books. The latest: When Everyone Knows What Everyone Knows: Common Knowledge and the Science of Harmony, Hypocrisy and Outrage. He talks to host Amanda Lang about the book, the impact of social media, AI and more.
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