Nature is still important in the commercial world even though people might assume it is no longer relevant, because the human brain is adaptive and repurposes old brain functions for new applications, such as using naturalist intelligence to discriminate between different clothing styles and haircuts.

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Howard Gardner

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Those all make just the naturalist intelligence because the brain is very adaptive. And when an old use of a brain center no longer is relevant it gets hijacked for something new.

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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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