The Better Angels of Our Nature：Why Violence Has Declined

StevenPinkerisoneoftheworld'sleadingauthoritiesonlanguageandthemind.HispopularandhighlypraisedbooksincludeWordsandRules,HowtheMindWorks,andTheLanguageInstinct.Therecipientofseveralmajorawardsforhisteachingandscientificresearch,PinkerisPeterdeFlorezprofessorofpsychologyinthedepartmentofbrainandcognitivesciencesattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.