Steven Pinker is the best selling author of THE LANGUAGE INSTINCT and HOW THE MIND WORKS. He is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience at MIT.
An original and vital contribution to science and also a rattling good read -- Matt Ridley * Sunday Telegraph * If you think the nature-nurture debate has been resolved, you are wrong ... this book is required reading * Literary Review * Brilliant ... enjoyable, informative, clear, humane * New Scientist * A passionate defence of the enduring power of human nature ... both life-affirming and deeply satisfying -- Tim Lott * Daily Telegraph, Books of the Year *