The better angels of our nature by Steven Pinker

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“The decline of violence may be the most significant and least appreciated development in the history of our species.”

Wasn't the twentieth century the most violent in history? In his extraordinary, epic book Steven Pinker shows us that this is wrong, telling the story of humanity in a completely new and unfamiliar way. From why cities make us safer to h…

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