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
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 work of Jean Piaget. He also discusses the brevity of the careers of most career mathematicians, and I compare that to what I have learned about the careers of competitive athletes, from my career in strength and conditioning.