WHEN EVERYONE KNOWS THAT EVERYONE KNOWS By STEVEN PINKER

What if the key to understanding why societies rise, collapse, riot, or unite lies in a simple but profound idea: that we’re constantly thinking about what others are thinking about us?

In his latest work, When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows…, celebrated cognitive scientist Steven Pinker explores the transformative concept of common knowledge, the awareness not just of facts, but that everyone else knows those facts too. It’s this recursive loop, Pinker argues, that fuels everything from social media outrage cycles to financial bubbles, from diplomatic gamesmanship to the most awkward moments of a first date.

When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows… is a roadmap to understanding the invisible forces that drive our world, our institutions, and even our most personal interactions. Once you see the power of common knowledge, you’ll never look at society, or yourself, the same way again.

Praise for Steven Pinker

Widely regarded as one of the most influential thinkers of our time, Pinker has been named to TIME magazine’s list of the world’s most influential people and is the bestselling author of The Better Angels of Our Nature and Enlightenment Now. His ability to translate cognitive science into powerful narratives makes him a go-to voice for explaining human behavior, politics, and culture.

 About The Author

Steven Pinker is the Johnstone Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. He has won many prizes for his teaching, his research on language, cognition, and social relations, and his twelve books, including The Language Instinct, How the Mind Works, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Enlightenment Now, and Rationality. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences, a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, and one of Time’s “100 Most Influential People in the World Today.”