The better angels of our nature: the decline of violence in history and its causes

The Royal Institution, 21 Albemarle Street, London
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This event ended on Wednesday 2nd of November 2011
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£10 standard £7 concessions and £5 Ri Members.
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The Royal Institution, 21 Albemarle Street, London

Nearest Tube/Rail Stations
Green Park 0.22 miles

Is violence really on the decline? The images of global conflict we see daily on our screens suggest this is an almost obscene claim to be making. Extraordinarily, however, in this riveting talk Steven Pinker shows that violence within and between societies - both murder and warfare – has actually declined from prehistory to today.

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