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Steven Pinker

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Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker 2005
Steven Pinker 2005
Born (1954-09-18) September 18, 1954 (age 70)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
NationalityCanadian-American
SpouseRebecca Goldstein
Children2
AwardsNational Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Royal Society of Canada
Websitestevenpinker.com

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.

Early life and career

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Pinker was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1954, to a middle-class English-speaking Jewish family.

Personal life

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When 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

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References

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  1. Staff, Guardian (6 November 1999). "Steven Pinker: the mind reader" – via www.theguardian.com.