Steven Pinker

The Science of Writing Well

When
Wed Oct 8, 2014
Where
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
Time
Noon
Cost
$25 - $35
Tags
Lectures, Literary Arts, Writers, Education

Description

Steven Pinker, a leading scientist of language and the mind, regularly appears in lists of the world’s top 100 thinkers. A psychology professor at Harvard, he is the bestselling author of eight books including The Stuff of Thought and How the Mind Works. His latest, The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the 21st Century, is a fascinating analysis of the ways in which skillfully chosen words engage the mind, and a cognitive science-based guide to writing well.

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Link
https://www.jccsf.org/arts-ideas/lectures/science-technology...
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  1. Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
    3200 California St, San Francisco, CA