02138

The World of Harvard

Steven Pinker

Degrees

  • Ph.D. 1979

Mentioned

1. Face Off: War of the Words
Magazine Archives Article : March/April 2008

Harvard linguists take verbal jousting to new heights.

2. Blinded by Science
Magazine Archives Article : September / October 2007

In the years ahead, Harvard plans to spend billions of dollars on a massive science complex in Allston. But James D. Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA and former director of the Human Genome Project, has bad news: Unless the university changes course, Allston will be the greatest waste of money Harvard has ever known.

3. The Z-List is the New A-List
Magazine Archives Article : Premier Issue

Pulitzer Prize-winner Daniel Golden’s analysis of Harvard admissions reveals both embarrassment and riches: The children of big-donor alums are systematically given preference over legacy offspring of lesser means.

Magazine Stories

1. When Dodo Met Dodo
Magazine Archives Article : Winter 2007

Marine biologist-turned-filmmaker Randy Olson lampoons former colleagues in his new documentary about evolution. The humor carries a disquieting message: scientists are ceding the intellectual high ground.

Classmates

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