We all use naturalist intelligence in modern contexts even if we never walk out into the woods or the savannah, because the brain is adaptive and repurposes cognitive functions for new applications.

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Howard Gardner

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So we're all using our naturalist intelligence even if we never walk out into the woods or into the savannah of East Asia.

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8 Intelligences: Are You a Jack of All Trades or a Master of One? | Best of '16 | Big ThinkBig Think
Created: 8/11/2026, 1:19:19 AM

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