Word: pinker
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Psychology Professor Steven Pinker agreed that Americans place more emphasis on Thanksgiving...
...When I was younger, it was a day off school,” said Pinker, a native of Montreal...
...What Noam Chomsky and Steven Pinker did for language, [Hauser] is doing for neuroscience,” Kernion said...
...before you go yelling four-letter words at every turn, consider this: in Stephens' study, swearing reduced the perception of pain more strongly in women than in men. That may be because in daily life "men swear more than women," says Pinker, which could have the unfortunate side effect of dulling the natural painkiller. "[For women] I suspect that swearing retains more of an emotional punch because it has not been overused," he says...
...That's one of the reasons that I think people should not overuse profanity in their speech and writing," says Pinker. "That's not because I'm a prude, but because it blunts [swear words] of their power when you do need them. You should save them for just the right occasions...