Today’s guest is Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker. Pinker and Reason’s Nick Gillespie discuss recent shifts at Harvard toward greater institutional neutrality and free speech, while warning that threats to academic freedom now come from both internal ideologies and external political forces—including pressure from the federal government under President Donald Trump. Pinker defends the role of federal science funding but cautions against political micromanagement of academia, emphasizing the need for independent scholarly governance. The conversation also touches on Pinker’s admiration for Richard Dawkins, the impact of declining religiosity on moral progress, and the concept of «common knowledge» as explored in Pinker’s forthcoming book, When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows. Subscribe to the new YouTube channel for @TheReasonInterview Video Editor: Ian Keyser
Steven Pinker: Can Harvard be saved?
Today’s guest is Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker. Pinker and Reason’s Nick Gillespie discuss recent shifts at Harvard toward greater institutional neutrality and free speech, while warning that threats to academic freedom now come from both internal ideologies and external political forces—including pressure from the federal government under President Donald Trump. Pinker defends the role of…
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Juan Carlos Sosa Azpúrua es abogado y licenciado en letras summa cum laude; autor, ensayista y analista estratégico hispano-venezolano, cuya obra integra el derecho, la energía, la filosofía, la literatura, la geopolítica y el pensamiento cultural desde una perspectiva humanista e interdisciplinaria. Ha escrito en extenso sobre energía, civilización, política, filosofía, mitología y la transformación de la cultura occidental, desarrollando un cuerpo intelectual que combina el análisis jurídico con la reflexión literaria y filosófica. Sus libros y ensayos exploran la intersección entre el poder, el simbolismo, la historia, la estética y los fundamentos espirituales de la civilización. Más sobre Energizando Ideas y el AUTOR
Juan Carlos Sosa Azpúrua is a Spanish & Venezuelan lawyer and a B.A. in literature & linguistics summa cum laude, author, essayist, and strategic analyst whose work integrates law, energy, philosophy, literature, geopolitics, and cultural thought from a deeply humanistic and interdisciplinary perspective. He has written extensively on energy, civilization, politics, philosophy, mythology, and the transformation of Western culture, developing an intellectual body of work that combines legal analysis with literary and philosophical reflection. His published works and essays explore the intersection between power, symbolism, history, aesthetics, and the spiritual foundations of civilization. More about Energizando Ideas and the AUTHOR
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