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...Define mental disorders along a continuum rather than as binary possibilities. When he spoke at a New York City DSM conference last year, Harvard provost Dr. Steven Hyman, a former director of the National Institute of Mental Health, argued that most mental disorders cannot be seen as discrete all-or-nothing illnesses like leukemia (which you either have or don't). Rather, he said, they should be seen as "continuous with normal," less like leukemia and more like hypertension. Hyman seems to have won the battle here - in particular, social-interaction disorders like autism and Asperger's will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The DSM: How Psychiatrists Redefine 'Disordered' | 2/13/2010 | See Source »

...Valentine's Day approaches, you might be thinking about how you can get that cute girl from your psych class to go on a date with you. If you're looking for a solution, just ask Professor Steven Pinker...

Author: By Keren E. Rohe, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Let’s Talk About Love, Baby (with Pinker’s Wife) | 2/12/2010 | See Source »

...read each other's works long before meeting in person. Pinker even quoted Goldstein in his book “Words and Rules” before the two were introduced.  When she stumbled upon the quote, Goldstein says, “I thought, oh my Lord, Steven Pinker knows...

Author: By Keren E. Rohe, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Let’s Talk About Love, Baby (with Pinker’s Wife) | 2/12/2010 | See Source »

Psychology Professor Steven A. Pinker discussed the unsubstantiated perception that humans are becoming more violent...

Author: By Gautam S. Kumar, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Faculty Members Share ‘Big’ Ideas | 2/12/2010 | See Source »

...Your husband Steven Pinker has written books such as “The Stuff of Thought” and “How the Mind Works,” which deal with the intricacies of language and the psychological aspects of the brain, respectively. Is there any overlap in your work...

Author: By Kathryn C. Reed, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 15 Questions With Rebecca N. Goldstein | 2/11/2010 | See Source »

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