I need hardly point out that Pinker doesn't really believe anything of what he writes, at least if example is stronger evidence of belief than precept.

Females are more than twice as likely as males to sleep-eat.

A taxi uncle will, more often than not, have a strong opinion as to where the best laksa/chicken rice/kway teow is to be had. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/expatlife/11076166/Why-getting-to-know-a-Singapore-taxi-uncle-is-an-expat-essential.html

Federer, while not quite a serial sobber, also cried as a 21-year-old after beating Mark Philippoussis at Wimbledon in 2003.