“The retaliation for the use of a nuclear weapon is being kept secret” - Steven Pinker, philosopher

Steven Pinker, a cognitive psychologist, psycholinguist, popular science author, and public intellectual, is a guest of “After Tomorrow”. According to the scientist, people are getting less violent. How Putin has overturned a situation of a long peace that has been in place for 77 years. 00:00 Author of “The Better Angels of Our Nature” explains if the violence has declined globally. Sanctions show that this is not the way the world works anymore 05:41 Is Russia really highly developed country? 06:20 Which responses to use of tactical nuclear weapons are available? 09:40 Could nationalism and populism lead to a bloody worse affect other countries? 14:20 Is global political elite responsible for war because of appeasing Putin? 15:35 Why people in Russia still believe propaganda TV channels describing righteous war in Ukraine? 18:06 How can people choose those to trust? Can any human being become a barbarian due to human nature? 20:50 How Pogroms in the Russian Empire and crimes in Bucha are connected. Dark
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