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Most people are familiar with the 1988 movie Rainman starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise.  This movie, based on a true story, dealt with a male adult who had remarkable mathematical/computational abilities, yet had major deficiencies in other areas of his life such as socialization and language.  Experts describe this phenomena as ”savant syndrome” –...
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Asked to define what an ”intelligence” is, Dr. Howard Gardner replied that it is the ability to solve problems and to fashion culturally valued products.  This introduction of culture into his theory offers us the opportunity to explore the application of the theory of multiple intelligences to cultural diversity.  Some people have made the mistake...
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Most people know how important it is to diversify your financial assets in your investment portfolio (if you’re lucky enough to have one).  Too much money invested in the stock market may pack a wallop to your portfolio if the stock market crashes.  The same thing goes with mental assets, and more particularly, the asset...
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As we age, the chances of getting Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia increases. The number of people with Alzheimer’s disease doubles about every 5 years beyond age 65. About one-third of all people age 85 and older may have Alzheimer’s disease.  However, many people live into their 90s and beyond without ever developing dementia. (Click...
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In this brief video (2 minutes), I discuss musical intelligence or Music Smart, one of the eight (or nine) intelligences in Dr. Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences.  People usually think of musical capability as a talent (hence the ”talent show” often being a place where people show their musical abilities).  But Dr. Gardner is...
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I’ve been producing short videos to describe the eight (or nine) intelligences in Dr. Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences.  In this video I describe the ”naturalist” intelligence.  In 1983 Gardner wrote about seven basic intelligences in his book Frames of Mind.  Several years later, he added the naturalist intelligence (which I like to call...
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As part of a series of brief videos highlighting the eight (or nine) intelligences in Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences, in this video I discuss logical-mathematical intelligence or what I like to call ”Number/Logic Smart.” The name of this intelligence reveals its two-fold nature.  First, it has to do with numbers (e.g. the intelligence...
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[Spoiler Alert!  This post reveals critical plot points about the movie Mulholland Drive, so if you don’t want your movie experience ruined, skip this article].  I saw an interesting Medscape article earlier this month suggesting that just seconds before death in some instances, the brain’s electrical activity zooms into high gear.  Contrary to some critical...
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In this video — part of my series of short videos on Dr. Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences – I focus on interpersonal intelligence, or what I call People Smart.  It’s one of the most important of the eight intelligences, and yet it is not part of the standard curriculum in our schools.  With...
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