“The retaliation for the use of a nuclear weapon is being kept secret” - Steven Pinker, philosopher

Steven Pinker, a cognitive psychologist, psycholinguist, popular science author, and public intellectual, is a guest of “After Tomorrow”. According to the scientist, people are getting less violent. How Putin has overturned a situation of a long peace that has been in place for 77 years.
00:00 Author of “The Better Angels of Our Nature” explains if the violence has declined globally. Sanctions show that this is not the way the world works anymore
05:41 Is Russia really highly developed country?
06:20 Which responses to use of tactical nuclear weapons are available?
09:40 Could nationalism and populism lead to a bloody worse affect other countries?
14:20 Is global political elite responsible for war because of appeasing Putin?
15:35 Why people in Russia still believe propaganda TV channels describing righteous war in Ukraine?
18:06 How can people choose those to trust? Can any human being become a barbarian due to human nature?
20:50 How Pogroms in the Russian Empire and crimes in Bucha are connected. Dark side of human nature
23:14 Does cancel culture hurt humanity? How Social Media develops and limits freedom of speech
28:48 Will Russian culture and people with Russian passports be cancelled?
30:25 Conspiracy theory about NATO and the United States that were going to attack Russia
32:44 How governments help to make the right choices
35:14 Optimism and progress
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Why is there Russia Ukraine war, who started the war and who will be punished for invasion of Ukraine. Why Putin has has overturned a situation of a long peace and how sanctions will punish him. What will be the response to the use of nuclear weapons. Who committed the crimes in Bucha? Why do people love Putin and Trump, populism. What prevents Russia from being a developed state? Did NATO and the USA plan to attack Russia? Conspiracy theories explained

[@MauriceBiermans]

2 years of working at home during the Covid pandemic has tought many people that cheap usb clip-on microphones are must-haves.

[@harrypalmer3481]

Steven Pinker gets my vote for a few reasons, the number one being his exceptional good nature & patience, perhaps exceptional tolerance might be a little more accurate. When being asked EVERY time about his optimism, despite having written & explained, very clearly, in precise detail why, & in EVERY interview, must be in the hundreds of times, that he does not consider himself to be an optimist & why. "This is a misinterpretation &..." he explains very clearly, in precise detail, with incredible good grace in EVERY interview, EVERY TIME, why that is the case. OVER & OVER, NOBODY, EVER acknowledges. - The next several hundredth interview: "you're known as the biggest optimist in ..., why?..." !! Christ on a bike! God in a hotrod! - I'd be asking myself why in HELL do I bother¿?¿? Has anyone who's interviewed him about his relevant book actually read his book (& acknowledged what they've read)? ANYONE? EVER? I hate unnecessary violence (I believe good faith discourse is the way) but, in his position, I’d imagine putting a gun between the eyes of the interviewer &, in Clint Eastwood voice, saying “think very,… VERY carefully about your next question… …”!

[@user-du6ly7go8l]

Какой замечательный гость, спасибо за вашу работу. Присоединяюсь к комментарию по поводу звука, качество плохое.

[@felipearbustopotd]

Such an important message to convey, it is a shame that the audio was so poorly managed by both parties. I hope a valuable lesson has been learnt. That said, thank you for making the effort to record and upload.

[@orthodonticgrammar5746]

Great line-up! Congrats!

[@danielm5161]

Great chat

[@innaschybria1621]

Спасибо! Было очень интересно.

[@mjwolf9529]

I’m saving this to my “really, really want to watch” it playlist. I just don’t want to punish myself with this sound.

[@az7500]

Спасибо за интервью. Отличная работа!!!

[@elmarwolters2751]

Great interview , terrible sound ....

[@edblarney9456]

Mikhail this is amazing what you are doing but your production values are bad. You can't do this without a microphone dude, the echo is miserable. Also - get the users to use a microphone as well, even the apple headphone/microphones or whatever - his voice also sounds bad.

[@SEPoffical]

Pinker is more and more out of his lane now that he writes and comments on non-linguistic and non-psycholocical topics. His academic research background is as a cognitive psychologist. I liked his Language Instinct and Blank Slate period most.