Pinker is currently working on a new book, The Blank Slate, which will appear in 2002. Pinker, a native of Montreal, received his B.A. from McGill University and Ph.D. from Harvard University. The Herzberg Lecture, established in 1975, honours Gerhard Herzberg, a former Chancellor of Carleton University and recipient of the 1971 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. The purpose of the lecture is to emphasize the relationship between science and society and to address an aspect of science which has a pronounced impact on our daily lives. The Lecture is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. in the Bell Canada Theatre, Minto Centre.
Admission is free and everyone is welcome.