Steven Pinker is a Canadian-American cognitive psychologist, linguist, and popular science author. He is a professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University, and is known for his advocacy of evolutionary psychology and the computational theory of mind. Pinker's research on visual cognition and psycholinguistics has won him numerous awards, including the Troland Research Award from the National Academy of Sciences. He has written several books on language, mind, and human nature, including The Language Instinct, How the Mind Works, and The Better Angels of Our Nature. Pinker is a frequent contributor to The New York Times, The Guardian, and other publications, and is a regular guest on radio and television programs.