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The surprising decline in violence

Steven Pinker · TED

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Steven Pinker charts the decline of violence from Biblical times to the present, and argues that, though it may seem illogical and even obscene, given Iraq and Darfur, we are living in the most peaceful time in our species' existence.

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Institution
TED
Department
TED2007
Speaker
Steven Pinker
Year
2007
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Business and management, Society and politics
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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