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Dr. Howard Gardner of Harvard University proposed that there are several types of intelligence: naturalist, logical, mathematical, musical, interpersonal, spatial or linguistic (many theories include eight or even nine types). The type of intelligence differs in everyone and is largely a natural phenomenon. Naturalists can easily find the difference between natural things like clouds, animals, plants, etc. Whereas mathematically intelligent people are quick at calculations, propositions and hypotheses. Musically intelligent persons are able to discern rhythm, tone or pitch and can identify sounds which a normal human being might easily miss. Those with spatial intelligence have a unique quality of thinking in pictures. On the other hand linguistically intelligent ones use words for imaginative activities. Array


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Crystal
This is intriguing to me because i love studying and reading things about the brain. It amazes me to see all of the things they are finding out about the brain now regarding how it works and why it does certain things.
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Crystal at 07:23PM, Sep 1st 2009.
Valen
I also enjoy studying about the human and brain and human biolgy, yet i find that i posses a few of these different intelligencesl; I am very linguistic and logical but also mathematical and musical =]
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Valen at 07:19AM, Oct 2nd 2009.
Travis
Given a proper education, it's not impossible for one to excel in each of the aforementioned arenas. Polyhistors must come from some where. :oD
I think the best bang for your education buck comes from imparting lessons with synergistic exercises.
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Travis at 04:46AM, Oct 19th 2009.
iSean
Not to sound arrogant, but this seems so obvious and intuitive to me. Why is it that it takes a professor from Harvard to tell me that people think are more intelligent in different ways?
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iSean at 01:51PM, Jan 2nd 2010.
Mark
Tell me what is time....nobady knows what is that???
And substances?
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Mark at 07:31AM, Jan 26th 2010.

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