Prof. Steven Pinker Interview - On Harvard Time Special Edition

[margaricala]

Steven Pinker is so graceful even when interviewed by a silly kid on a green tie. 

[citrine615]

Wonderful example of how to handle a disrespectful interviewer with grace.

[robertjohnson487]

IS THE INTERVIEWER REALLY A HARVARD STUDENT??? I thought that school had extremely stringent requirements for intellect.

[beyondthesystem]

@robertjohnson487 or lots of money

[AstronautDown]

Is this interviewer/edit supposed to be funny?

[AdamOuissellat]

This is excellent

[OddBank]

i got "stuff of thought" for christmas and i cant wait to crack that bitch open & get knee deep in that shit and have my mind fucked...great editing on this one

[Mercurybath]

Well atleast he's being interviewed. So stop complaining about the interviewer you filthy nerds.

[437thx1138]

Derek Flanzraich acting clever with Pinker. Dude that was lame. Came across like a Clingon.

Pinker rules. I do think he is right in his approach and at least getting the discussion moving forward and with public awareness.

Never did buy the blank slate theorem. Different but equal @ a min. More hardwired than we think.

[nigahgia]

whats a pussy?

[Aletheophile]

A vagina.

[eddie2042]

"Croc of shit; Pussy Whipped; Horse's Ass"

LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOOOO AHAHAHAH

[teruneh]

you gotta be kiding me. what kind of interview is that?

[rationalCrash]

what a ridiculous interview. little green tie should be seriously embarrassed. He might be trying to be funny, and if so; he fails.

[kurtrosenwinkel]

Man, I completely disagree with the assumptions Prof. Pinker makes about the human mind and specifically language processing, but I've got to admit that this guy is simply a stand up act. I would definitely have a beer with Prof. Pinker. Cheers.

[JosephKnight93]

His pedanticism and adaptationism can be annoying, but yeah he's cool.

[jeffms2]

Great interview. Thanks Mr. Pinker, you are a great spirited person. Something one doesn't find too often among intellectuals.

[RedDaVincy]

Over nine-thousand pussy-whipping cock-sucking views!

[andwhatfire]

apparently he gets along well with the younger generation

[suren1946]

i haven't read Harry Potter either. crock or !@##$...

lol

[Buckman82]

this is HARVARD??? LOL

[darthdidious]

That guy needs to undo the button on his jacket.

[DanLackey]

Crock of Shit. Pussy-Whipped. Horse's Ass. Steven Pinker's favorite dirty words.

[AnnaMishel]

Steven Pinker is a Class Act.

[comokate]

Yes he is, and while suffering fools with aplomb, he sports fabulous hair ...:-)

[Perlustrate]

What a waste of Pinker's time.

[RationalEmotive]

Yeah, some business admin graduate in a suite two-sizes to big, who obviously has not read the "Stuff of Thought" or any of Pinker's writings, asking silly Harry Potter questions.

I'd like to sit Dawkins sit through that with a straight face...

[imbalancingact]

Terrible interview, but Pinker dealt with it wonderfully. I love that guy.

[hinjo00]

What an awful interviewer! :-(

[dwick299]

What an awful interviewer. I understand trying to be funny, but unfortunately this KID is NOT funny.

[MisterGroovy1023]

This kid wishes he was Steven Colbert

[RAmenFSM]

that tie is god-awful.

[Animalll2003lll]

the stupid green tie guy

[catannea]

Yes, absolutely. Lose the tie. A triumph for SP's diplomacy... I think it's very odd, when the kid says "why have you come here, now" that SP isn't saying "For the money" "Because they pay me" which is obviously the case. Very curious.

[mcarp0]

yes, unbutton your jacket when you sit and please, do not wear that tie again

[todaysprogramming]

hmmm... this must be an inside joke.

[Iambecome]

What's an inside joke?

[todaysprogramming]

i'm not sure now. maybe i dumber back when i typed that.

[crdrews]

Steven Pinker can mess with your mind just like that guy in David Cronenberg's Scanners.

[JasperXoR]

Steven shows he's a veteran teacher who has a long stretch of patience for young school kids.

[madelinefauchelevant]

I'm from New Zealand, I wasn't aware "carked it" was exclusively ours!

I'm so proud. Can anyone help me with finding an etymology for this saying?

[rags847]

According to wiktionary, it is used in Australia, too. Etymology: possibly a shortening of carcass.

[fomastephanovitch]

I hadn't thought of that!

That's so plausible I'm almost embarrassed I asked!

Thanks very much!

[rags847]

Ha! Language does have a logic to it.

[username42936432]

Pinker was too nice to the dick interviewer. Pinker should have tooled him.

[YoknapatawphaKid]

Unbutton your damn jacket, man!

[bmclaughlin]

Derek -- you're mocking the dude's doo?

[bmclaughlin]

Derek: finally a doo that doesn't make you look like 1955!

[Lukeeeeo]

That was awesome. Pinker's one of the foremost academic thinkers of our time but is modest and appreciates humour. god bless that mind.

[xppxtube]

When Pinker says you're more fun at parties, he really knows what he's talking about!

. . .

Or he's messing with your head.

:-)

[Iambecome]

Who, Pinker or the other guy?

[chesquitalinda]

"pussywipped" lmfao

[Iambecome]

That was very entertaining.

[oooheichtee]

OHT got Pinker? shiiiiiit

[rags847]

Got herpes, too.