An Evening with Steven Pinker

Tickets go on sale at 9AM AEST on Tuesday 26 August.

Steven Pinker, the acclaimed Harvard cognitive scientist and best-selling author of The Better Angels of Our Nature and Enlightenment Now, makes his long-awaited Australian debut with an evening at Sydney’s City Recital Hall. Named one of Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People,” Pinker is renowned for bringing clarity to complex questions about language, thought and human nature, blending rigorous science with a gift for making ideas accessible and engaging.

Across this special live event, Pinker will explore the data and ideas that show why, despite today’s headlines, the world is improving. He will examine the role of reason in human progress, how optimism can be a rational stance and the forces shaping our collective future.

Praised by Barack Obama as “one of the most important” authors he’s ever read, and by Bill Gates as his “favourite,” Pinker’s work has influenced leaders, scientists and readers worldwide. This is a rare opportunity to experience his ideas firsthand: unfiltered, thought-provoking and deeply relevant to our times.

Whether you are a long-time fan or new to his work, this evening promises to challenge assumptions, spark curiosity and inspire a more hopeful view of the future.