The Blank Slate
A work of popular science that challenges the idea that the human mind is born without innate traits. Pinker marshals evidence from cognitive science and evolutionary psychology to argue that human nature is shaped by biology, and examines the moral and political implications of this view.
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Ranked #181 of 1942 · 528 pages · Published 2002
Mentioned 5× on The Joe Rogan Experience across 5 episodes, most recently on Jan 15, 2025.
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Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · 02:10:34 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)
Mentioned by David Buss · 01:35:06 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)
Mentioned by Steven Pinker · 01:26:14 · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)
Mentioned by Bryan Callen · 02:00:33 · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · 01:58:40 · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)
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Book data: ISBN 9780140276053. Page count from Open Library (median of editions). Cover via Open Library Covers.