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The Past, Present, and Future of Violence

By Y. Kit Wu
Psychology professor Steven A. Pinker discussed the long-term decline in violence in a presentation hosted by Harvard College Effective Altruism on Thursday. Making multiple references to his 2011 book The Better Angels of Our Nature, Pinker argued for a relatively optimistic view of the future.
Psychology professor Steven A. Pinker discussed the long-term decline in violence in a presentation hosted by Harvard College Effective Altruism on Thursday. Making multiple references to his 2011 book The Better Angels of Our Nature, Pinker argued for a relatively optimistic view of the future.

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