About this episode
The episode discusses various aspects of Pinker's work and controversies surrounding his views.
Send us Fan Mail We have a few things to say about Pinker. Part of the War on ScienceThe Language InstinctPinker on Race RealismCo-authored paper on overregularizationThe Open Letter to the LSAThe article that Carrie was interviewed for, but not named, about the Open LetterOur episode on dogwhistlingThe Harper's LetterGuardian on his appearance on AporiaSupport the show Contact us: Threads us @vocalfriespodBluesky us @vocalfriespod.bsky.socialEmail us at vocalfriespod@gmail.comThanks for list...
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Hosts: The Vocal Fries, Carrie
Topics covered
- Pinker
- War on Science
- Language Instinct
- Race Realism
- Open Letter
- dogwhistling
Keywords
- Pinker
- War on Science
- Language Instinct
- Open Letter
- dogwhistling
- Race Realism
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: LSA, Harper's, Guardian
Books & works: The Language Instinct, Open Letter, Aporia, dogwhistling
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