Steven Pinker
Johnstone Family Professor, Department of Psychology, Harvard University
Thursday, December 15, 2005

• Introduction: Amboy Dukes - "Journey to the Center of Your Mind"
• Freud: The Mills Brothers - "I Want a Girl Just Like the Girl that Married Dear Old Dad"
• Cognitive Neuroscience: Billie Holliday - "Body and Soul"
• Evolution: Pearl Jam - "Do the Evolution"
• Nature and Nurture: West Side Story Soundtrack - "Gee, Officer Krukpe"
• The Brain I: Wizard of Oz Soundtrack - "If I Only Had a Brain"
• The Brain II: Kermit the Frog - "Rainbow Connection"
• Perception I: The Harvard Din and Tonics - "I'm Beginning to See the Light"
• Perception II: The Beach Boys - "I Can Hear Music"
• Cognitive Processes: Barbra Streisand - "Memories"
• Concepts and Reasoning: Aretha Franklin - "Think"
• Language: Laurie Anderson - "Language is a Virus"
• Development: Talking Heads - "Stay Up Late"
• Emotion: Del McCoury - "Trainwreck of Emotions"
• Social Emotions: Rolling Stones - "Mixed Emotions"
• Kin and Socialization: Crosby, Stills & Nash - "Teach Your Children"
• Sex: Ella Fitzgerald -" Let's Do It"
• Love: Robert Palmer - "Addicted to Love"
• Violence: Edwin Starr - "War (What is it Good For?)" and The Youngbloods - "Come Together"
• Obedience: Peter Gabriel -"We Do What We're Told"
• The Self: The Eurythmics -"Would I Lie to You?"
• Happiness & Humor: R.E.M - "Shiny Happy People"
• Religion: R.E.M - "Losing My Religion"
• Review & Question: Moody Blues - "Question"

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