Steven Pinker

‘Furniture’, Sonya Kelly’s new play for Druid, is a wickedly smart relationship comedy

Unthinkable: ‘Humans fight to achieve status and belonging,’ says former soldier Mike Martin

Unthinkable: ‘Luck egalitarianism’ reminds us that citizens don’t operate on a level playing field

People are healthier, richer, safer and freer than ever, says psychologist Steven Pinker. But are they happy? ‘Happiness isn’t everything,’ says the author of ‘Enlightenment Now’

UK Politics: Should liberals defend globalism or match populists’ drastic promises?

Long-term performance of stock markets shows perma-bears have negativity bias

Microsoft co-founder issues career and life advice for people finishing university

Despite extensive coverage, attacks are killing far fewer westerners than in 1970s and 1980s

There’s no reason to believe literacy is declining, Steven Pinker argues in his new book, ‘The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the 21st Century’

Today’s elite students are technically gifted but risk-averse and typically stressed, says former Yale professor William Deresiewicz

Opinion: ‘scientism’ wants to keep morality and philosopy out of the public domain