Less Violent?

The shootings in Colorado have some of us on edge. Time after time we see these horrifying acts of violence. But cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker says overall violence is on the decline.

Steven Pinker on "The Better Angels of Nature"

Steven Pinker on "The Better Angels of Our Nature"

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The common wisdom is that we’re getting more violent all the time. Witness the genocides and world wars of the last century. But cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker says we have it all wrong. And in his 800 page book “The Better Angels of Ourselves” he makes the case for how violence has declined.

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