Event: 'HAA Bookmarks: A History Of Violence' Print
  Greater Boston
Events taking place in the Boston area.
Date: Wednesday, December 05, 2012 At 06:00 pm
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617-495-1920
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Location:

Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall

Harvard Yard, Cambridge

 

Steven Pinker, Harvard College Professor and Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology

Faced with the ceaseless stream of news about war, crime, and terrorism, one could easily think we live in the most violent age ever seen. Yet as New York Times bestselling author Steven Pinker shows in his startling and engaging new work, just the opposite is true: violence has been diminishing for millennia and we may be living in the most peaceful time in our species’ existence.

Join Steven Pinker to discuss how this decline may have happened in the context of a constant human nature, as Professor Pinker explores through historical and psychological lenses in his recent book, The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined.

Alumni and friends of the Harvard community $5

*Please note: Online registration is only open to Harvard Alumni. Others who wish to join must call 617-495-1920 to register.*