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Your article on psychologist Steven Pinker's new book, The Blank Slate, discussed the author's views on how much of human character is shaped by genes and how much by environment [SCIENCE, Oct. 28]. I am always amazed when I hear the phrase nature vs. nurture. What about free will? For most of us, neither nature nor nurture governs our ability to choose freely, at least not in a democratic society. Genetics, environment and upbringing can powerfully influence us to choose a specific path, but we are still able to choose an alternate...
...story itself. With a traditional ballad you may notice the rhyme scheme or alliteration. Here you marvel at Drooker's skill as an artist. Reminiscent of Masereel's woodcuts, Drooker uses scratchboard, where you carve out the lines rather than draw them in. Over this he adds layers of slate-gray watercolor for tone and depth. Then, amidst this near-monochrome world, at sparingly particular moments, he adds a zap of color: a bird, a butterfly, or blood. It's a transcendent effect. The meter of the poem comes from the layout. Most pages are diptychs, with both sides...
Pinker’s talk focused on the material in his new book The Blank Slate. Currently at number 10 on the New York Times Best-seller list, the book explores the notion of human nature and its moral and political implications...
Pinker synthesizes research in language, cognitive science and evolutionary psychology to produce a theory of human nature that repudiates long-standing doctrines such as the “blank slate,” “the noble savage” and “the ghost in the machine...
...neighbors held three hours of no-holds-barred discussions, and suggested everything from ousting City Manager Robert W. Healy—who many said they consider too friendly to development—to creating their own slate of city council candidates opposed to Harvard expansion...