Stephen Pinker slides down the slippery slope of a public intellectual

Stephen Pinker slides down the slippery slope of a public intellectual

Stephen Pinker is in the news again, and again, not in a good way. The Harvard psychologist and bestselling author Steven Pinker appeared on the podcast of Aporia, an outlet whose owners advocate for a revival of race science and have spoken of seeking “legitimation by association” by platforming more mainstream figures. The appearance underlines past incidents in which Pinker has encountered criticism for his association with advocates of so-c…