29 Jan 2026

Author Steven Pinker speaks to Guyon Espiner ahead of NZ visit

From Midday Report, 12:44 pm on 29 January 2026

One of the world's top thinkers and writers Steven Pinker is visiting New Zealand and is holding an event in Auckland on Monday. His new book is: When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows. It explores how "common knowledge" - knowing that everyone else knows something - drives social, political, and economic behavior. Pinker spoke to Guyon Espiner.