Steven Pinker chalks it up to the blank slate

About this film

Steven Pinker's book The Blank Slate argues that all humans are born with some innate traits. Here, Pinker talks about his thesis, and why some people found it incredibly upsetting.

Directors & creators

TED.com

Subjects

TEDTalks, TED, Talks, book, brain, children, culture, language, psychology, science, TED2003, 2003

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