Multiple intelligences

How does spatial cognition of animals help them in navigation?

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One of the major concerns most animals deal with is the means by which to discover their way around there —for instance, to know where a specific food source is located and how to reach there from their current location, or which is a safe route towards home to keep away from a predator. Such spatial learning may cover just the exceptionally limited bounds of an animal’s home range or… Read More »How does spatial cognition of animals help them in navigation?

Are we the only mathematically intelligent specie on this earth?

Are we the only mathematically intelligent specie on this earth? No, not at all, many other species on this planet possess at least basic mathematical abilities far beyond our imagination. Many recent researches have exhibited animal’s ability to deal with basic mathematical operations like counting objects, summing up things or differentiating between quantities. Research on mathematical abilities of animals not only helps us in getting a deep understanding of the… Read More »Are we the only mathematically intelligent specie on this earth?

Understanding roots of human musical intelligence

Throughout human history music existed across all human cultures, therefore scientists consider it to be the essential part of our biology not merely a cultural aspect. One way to prove this idea is to study the musical behavior of non-human species. Studying non-human species’ responses to music is a great way to discern which features of human music are biological and which features are cultural product. As there are many… Read More »Understanding roots of human musical intelligence

Did we evolve linguistic abilities from great apes?

The planet earth is full of communication. Birds chirping in the morning, vervets producing predator specific alarm calls, honey bee dancing in the beehive and a host talking to a guest in a talk show are all the examples of communication both human and non-human. All creatures on this planet are constantly exchanging information with one another via a broad variety of channels. However, there exists a huge difference among… Read More »Did we evolve linguistic abilities from great apes?

Multiple Intelligences – Howard Gardner’s point of view

A young girl sitting in front of a teacher, answering questions related to general knowledge & vocabulary; answering questions applying her arithmetic skills she learned so far; answering questions employing her ability to comprehend similarities & differences between the two elements; & finally undertaking certain tasks like solving a puzzle or re-arranging pictures to make complete sense, is actually attempting a typical intelligence test. Once the test is over, the… Read More »Multiple Intelligences – Howard Gardner’s point of view