The Literate Caveman
The Literate Caveman is a podcast that explores the idea that humans have already figured a lot of things out- but at some point we got very inefficient at passing the torch from one generation to the next. If we insist on continually reinventing the wheel we will just end up spinning that same wheel around and around and each following generation will feel really special about themselves because they spin the wheel their own special way. Examining knowledge gained from others failures and successes shortens our own learning curve. To that purpose, this podcast mostly focuses on books that have been published for a while, and most of the time will not delve into current events. There are plans to review some recently published books- but it is high time we nailed down some principles previous generations have learned the hard way and stop making needless mistakes.
The Literate Caveman
Latest Episodes
Bodily Kinesthetic Intelligence; a review from Frames of Mind, by Howard Gardner
In today’s episode of The Literate Caveman, we discuss Bodily Kinesthetic Intelligence, from Frames of Mind, by Howard Gardner. In this chapter of his excellent books, Howard Gardner explores research and empirical data that supports his ...
Spatial Intelligence; a Review of Frames of Mind, by Howard Gardner
In today’s episode of The Literate Caveman, we discuss Spatial-Intelligence, or what some researchers term ‘Visual-Spatial Intelligence,’ from Howard Gardner’s excellent book, ‘Frames of Mind.’ This chapter takes examples from a wi...
Self-Defense; Understanding the Interview. A discussion on some of the ways in which criminals have been proven to select victims.
I have given one version or another of this lecture since sometime in the mid 1990’s. I have polished it quite a bit, and I have learned a lot since those early days. Here I give a version of one of my lectures focusing on verbal in...
Logical-Mathematical Intelligence, a review from Frames of Mind, by Howard Gardner
In today’s episode of The Literate Caveman, we discuss Logical-Mathematical Intelligence from Howard Gardner’s Frames of Mind. In this chapter, Gardner discusses his research and how it agrees with, and at some points disagrees with, the ...
Musical Intelligence; a review of Frames of Mind and the research of Howard Gardner
Today we are discussing Musical Intelligence, from a chapter by Howard Gardner’s book Frames of Mind. Frames of Mind, first published in 1983, collects over 30 years of research and theories on the idea of multiple, fairly autonomous inte...
