One of the world’s greatest public intellectuals, this Lavin Exclusive Speaker has spent his career asking and answering our biggest questions about progress and human nature. His acclaimed books include Enlightenment Now, Rationality, and The Better Angels of Our Nature.
In When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows…, Steven turns his keen eye to the concept of “common knowledge”: the thoughts we assume are public or “out there.” He shows us why it’s necessary for everything from driving on the same side of the road to forming enduring friendships. Most importantly, he reveals what’s at stake if we lose our common knowledge—and how we can leverage and preserve it for lasting human harmony.
When Everyone Knows has been widely covered: from The Economist to Financial Times and beyond. Jonathan Haidt, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Anxious Generation, says, “If Pinker’s ideas become common knowledge, we’ll be far better equipped to handle the massive disruptions already arriving in our hyper-networked world.”
In broadly applicable and widely fascinating talks, Steven shows how common knowledge can give us insight into many of life’s enigmas: from financial bubbles and crashes to social media mobs. He invites us to understand the ways we try to get into each other’s heads and the effect that has on our social, political, and economic lives. His keynotes are riveting and necessary for anyone who’s interested in why we act the way we do, what that means for our societies, and how to uphold the norms that hold us together.
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