Stephen Fry & Steven Pinker on the Enlightenment Today

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The eminent Harvard Professor Steven Pinker joins Stephen Fry to discuss the challenges we face in the 21st century and what we need to do to defend the values and ideas of the Enlightenment.

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  • What I love about these two is every time they speak I find myself compelled to take notes, pause and rewatch, then go and study the concepts, terms, and history I hadn't heard of before. Almost nothing else in life can spark in me the yearning to learn, as much as listening and watching superior minds in discourse. Both these men, as well as the other "horsemen of new atheism" fill me with awe and inspiration.
  • Unlike a lot of interviewers, Fry doesn't muddy the discussion by massaging his own ego,very refreshing.
  • I propose a new genre of lofi hip hop featuring Stephen Fry discussing random topics called, "LoFry". It's chill and enlightening.
  • I just love how Stephen looks when he is listening to Steven talk. You can tell he's genuinely listening, understanding, picking apart.. etc.
  • @malkeh53
    This is fantastic. A conversation where two super intelligent people, who know the difference between Fact and Opinion, teach the masses.
  • Such a privilege to listen to this conversation between two stellar intellectuals and humanists.
  • Its great that guys like me, ordinary construction worker types can find a huge amount of interest in things that not long ago would be very difficult if not impossible to hear for anyone but students and other proffessors.. I even understand most of the words.
  • Two fine examples of how the English language should be spoken.
  • @krikeles
    loved listening to Stephen and Steven. Propose a drinking game: drink whenever the word "indeed" is uttered.
  • This was a fun surprise to see these two gentleman share a stage, loved both of their enthusiasm!
  • Pinker and Fry is the intellectual buddy cop movie we never knew we wanted.
  • @peterz53
    great discussion. nice to see that Fry wasn't just being a placeholder, but engaged and asked good questions.
  • @shike67
    Stephen is such a great talker but also a sublime listener, he listens so intently so his follow up questions are so acutely phrased
  • Pinker is just great. Better Angels blew my mind. The defense of modernity is sorely needed and almost never aired in this age, and I didn't even know that until I read the book.