{"id":896,"date":"2008-08-31T12:29:45","date_gmt":"2008-08-31T17:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kabt.org\/?p=896"},"modified":"2008-08-31T12:29:45","modified_gmt":"2008-08-31T17:29:45","slug":"steven-pinker-lecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kabt.org\/?p=896","title":{"rendered":"Steven Pinker Lecture"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following information on the Steven Pinker Lecture was cut and pasted from the KCPL Website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What:<\/strong> Lecture on his newest book – The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature<\/a>
\nWhere<\/strong>: KC Public Library – Central Branch, 14 W. 10th Street<\/a>
\nWhen:<\/strong> September 9, at 7pm<\/p>\n

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In The Stuff of Thought<\/em>, recently released in paperback, Pinker explores everyday speech \u2013 from conversations to jokes to legal disputes \u2013 in examining how the human brain works. A psychology professor at Harvard University, Pinker concludes that language reflects our brain structure, which itself is innate.<\/p>\n

The Stuff of Thought<\/em> marries the two topics of Pinker\u2019s earlier bestsellers: The Language Instinct, Words<\/em> and Rules,<\/em> and How the Mind Works<\/em>.\u00a0 Pinker is a two-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and was named one of Time<\/em> magazine\u2019s \u201c100 Most Influential People in the World Today.\u201d\u00a0 The event is co-sponsored by Rainy Day Books. Pinker\u2019s books will be available for sale, and the author will sign copies purchased during the event.<\/p>\n

Admission is free<\/strong>. Call 816.701.3407 <\/strong>to indicate your interest in attending.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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