Steven Pinker is a Canadian-American cognitive psychologist, linguist and writer, known for his works on the popularization of science, in particular cognitive psychology, linguistics and evolutionary biology. He explores issues of language, consciousness, morality, and the nature of human thought. Pinker has gained recognition for books that explain complex scientific topics in an accessible way, including The Good Angels of Human Nature: Why the World Was Violence and Is It Less?, A Blank Slate, and Enlightenment Today.
His works are often devoted to the defense of rationality, scientific approach and progress, which, according to Pinker, contribute to the improvement of human life.
