steven pinker (the scientist of the week, part 5)
Written on December 1, 2009
steven pinker is a psychologist at harvard who specializes in the evolution of language. in an appearance on the colbert report he was asked to explain how the mind works in five words or less. his answer: brain cells fire in patterns.
he is a charter member of the luxuriant and flowing hair club for scientists. and yes, that’s a real thing, if not entirely serious.
you can see steven’s brain here.
you can see steve’s genome here.
buy steve’s books here.
Filed in: evolution, geekstuff, science, scientist of the week.