Unlocking the Secrets of Harvard: A Deep Dive into Steven Pinker's Insights

💬Steven Pinker emphasizes the importance of civil exchange of ideas and opposes criminalizing deplorable speech.

🔍Harvard's environment is criticized for focusing on minor offenses while overlooking more serious ones.

🎓Academia faces challenges with diversity, external control, and entrenched orthodoxies.

🌐Resistance to external control is important but can lead to self-contained circles conferring prestige.

🧠Academic field progression should not be hindered by political litmus tests in hiring.

🌍Societal well-being shows a trend of improvement with reductions in negative factors like poverty and discrimination.

💰Wealthy countries like Sweden, Denmark, and Norway exhibit positive societal indicators linked to GDP per capita.

🎯Beliefs on gun control can predict positions on other issues like economic redistribution or military strength.

📚Elite university admission system may not optimize resources for best-matched students.