Synthesized answer
The provided passages do not detail the specific evidence the author uses to support his claims. However, they do indicate that Steven Pinker's objective in "How the Mind Works" is to explore the nature and history of the human mind by examining computations and evolutions [Passage 1]. He aims to explain how the mind enables us to "see, think, feel, interact, and pursue higher callings like art, religion and philosophy" [Passage 1].
The passages describe the book as an "erudite account" and a "glittering tour de force" [Passage 1]. They suggest the author addresses questions such as "Why do memories fade? Why do we lose our tempers? Why do fools fall in love?" [Passage 1]. However, the specific evidence, data, or studies used to answer these questions is not presented in the provided text.
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From the book
Title: How the Mind Works by Steven Pinker, Mel Foster, 3 Description: "Presented with extraordinary lucidity, cogency and panache...Powerful and gripping...To have read [the book] is to have consulted a first draft of the structural plan of the human psyche...a glittering tour de force" - Spectator "Why do memories fade? Why do we lose our tempers? Why do fools fall in love? Pinker's objective in this erudite account is to explore the nature and history of the human mind...He explores computations and evolutions, and then considers how the mind lets us "see, think, feel, interact, and…