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Steven Pinker: Human nature and the blank slate

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May 14, 2010
in 20 MINUTES + / DOCUMENTARY / DEBATE / LECTURE / TALK, ALTERED BRAIN / BRAIN DISORDERS / MENTAL ILLNESS, BRAIN / MIND, BRAIN ANATOMY / STRUCTURES / BIOLOGY, EMOTION, KNOW YOUR BRAIN, PERSONALITY DISORDERS
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Steven Pinker’s book The Blank Slate argues that all humans are born with some innate traits. Here, Pinker talks about his thesis, and why some people found it incredibly upsetting.

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