Steven Pinker

Nice Tom Edsall essay on the psych of political polarization cites my former postdoc Laura Niemi, student & collab Josh Hartshorne, some friends, & me - though my own remarks were a summary of work by @Musa_alGharbi in his recent article (next tweet).

Another excellent analysis, this one by @ourworldindata's @HannahRitchie We need the right kind of climate optimism [link] via @voxdotcom

Interview with Kevin Kelly, editor, author, and futurist, by @Noahpinion - KK is invariably among the most original & insightful analyst of tech - not the usual panic, moralizing, or sci-fi.

Don't be a doomer - Superb summary by @Noahpinion (similar to the facts & arguments in Enlightenment Now).

Excellent presentation of the present and future of nuclear energy, and the case for why nuclear, not weather-dependent energy, will the basis for a minimum-carbon economy.

A good source for research and commentary on the science of reading: Reading Matters, by cognitive scientist Mark Seidenberg – Connecting Science and Education

An excellent article, but the first sentence gets it backwards wrong: In The Stuff of Thought, I argue that language is NOT the stuff of thought but a WINDOW into it. @matteo_wong.

Some Criticisms Of Effective Altruism Are Silly And Far Too Hypothetical - good essay by @jessesingal .

America’s Forgotten Crisis: Once again, the best explanation for the good old days is a bad memory. Autocratic repression, hate crimes, & internecine violence were much worse in the 2nd decade of the 20th century.

Good analysis of how speech should be treat by social media platforms: The "Twitter Files" Show It’s Time to Reimagine Free Speech Online

Unbelievable that 67 years after "Why Johnny Can't Read," and in defiance of every psycholinguist, teachers still foist whole-word, whole-language, & balanced literacy methods on kids. Kids Aren’t Learning to Read. This Mom Has a Surprising Solution.

The truth is out there: Nice review of @michaelshermer's fascinating new book on conspiracy theories.