Tuesday, December 2, 8PM, Secret Science Club North presents Steven
Pinker @ Symphony Space, $25
(Shh... use code SECRET15 to get $15 tickets)
(Shh... use code SECRET15 to get $15 tickets)
Cognitive scientist, world-renowned linguist, and best-selling author Steven Pinker takes on the English language. In this special talk coinciding with the release of his new book The Sense of Style, Dr. Pinker asks: How does language evolve? What makes it so hard to put our thoughts on paper? How can we all be more effective communicators? What do our words say about ourselves and our culture?
Steven Pinker is professor
of psychology at Harvard
University and chair of
the Usage Panel of the American Heritage Dictionary. His popular and critically acclaimed books
include The Language Instinct, How
the Mind Works, The Blank Slate, The Stuff of Thought, The Better Angels
of Our Nature, and most recently The
Sense of Style: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the 21st Century.
Before & After
--Try the cocktail of the
night, the Zombie Noun
--Sway to our Steven
Pinker-inspired playlist
--Stick around for the
Q&A and snag a signed copy of Steven Pinker’s latest book
Get tickets
for $15 here with
code SECRET15,
by phone at 212.864.5400 or in person at the Symphony Space box
office.
Secret Science Club North meets Tuesday, December 2,
8pm @ Symphony Space, 2537
Broadway @ 95th St in Manhattan . Subway: 1, 2, or 3 to 96th Street .
All ages.
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