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Fri Sep 12

The Stuff of Thought


Tel. 415-597-6700
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$15

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The Commonwealth Club - San Francisco
595 Market Street, 2nd floor
San Francisco, CA 94105 map
district: Union Square/San Francisco Centre

Fri Sep 12 (11:30am check-in, 12pm program, 1pm book signing)

Description
Steven Pinker
Psychology Professor, Harvard University; Author, The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature

In Conversation with Roy Eisenhardt, chair, California Book Awards Jury

The Stuff of Thought

One of the principal researchers on language and cognition, Pinker turns his focus to what our language says about us. He explores the sometimes comic, sometimes tragic ways our mind works, using language as a clue. Why do we impose taboos on certain topics, like sex? Why do we go to great lengths to bribe or convince? What do our swear words (and their syntax) say about us? How do our minds handle the large amount of information targeted at us each day? Join us to hear insightful and fun answers to these questions.