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    Cover of When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows

    When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows

    Steven Pinker · 2025

    Hypotheses about how common knowledge and knowledge of other people's knowledge of common knowledge shape social relations and organizations.

    Writing & LanguagePsychology & Behavior
    Open LibraryAmazon
    Stats for nerds
    1recommend
    3mentions
    3people
    2025–2026years
    33% recommend67% neutral

    Mentions per year

    20252026

    What Hacker News says

    1. dlcarrierSep 2026
      Normally I'd be recommending some kind of Sci-Fi or Fantasy series, but based on your reading list, here's a couple of books from the boring science genre that I actually finished, so they have to be at least somewhat worthwhile:

      - Scale (Geoffrey West) - When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows… (Steven Pinker)

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    2. mhbSep 2025
      Steven Pinker's new book:

      When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows . . .: Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life

      https://www.amazon.com/When-Everyone-Knows-That-Knowledge/dp...

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    3. kwoiiiApr 2025
      obv Steven Pinker "when everyone knows that everyone knows"
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