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Number/Logic Smart Counts for a Lot in this World

As part of a series of brief videos highlighting the eight (or nine) intelligences in Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences, in this video I discuss logical-mathematical intelligence or what I like to call ”Number/Logic Smart.” The name of this intelligence reveals its two-fold nature.  First, it has to do with numbers (e.g. the intelligence […]

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The Brain at Death and the Film Mulholland Drive

[Spoiler Alert!  This post reveals critical plot points about the movie Mulholland Drive, so if you don’t want your movie experience ruined, skip this article].  I saw an interesting Medscape article earlier this month suggesting that just seconds before death in some instances, the brain’s electrical activity zooms into high gear.  Contrary to some critical […]

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People Smart – The Art of Getting Along

In this video — part of my series of short videos on Dr. Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences – I focus on interpersonal intelligence, or what I call People Smart.  It’s one of the most important of the eight intelligences, and yet it is not part of the standard curriculum in our schools.  With […]

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Tapping the Power of the Adolescent Brain

Last week I did a podcast with author and speaker Ed Gerety, CSP, on the subject of Tapping the Power of the Adolescent Brain.  Some of the take-aways from the interview include: “What were they thinking?” A lot of things are going on in the teenage brain that were not going on 2-3-4 years ago. […]

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Self-Smart: The Most Important Intelligence of All?

This brief video describes intrapersonal personal intelligence, or Self Smart, one of the eight intelligences in Dr.. Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences.  Dr. Gardner has suggested that this may be the most important of all of the intelligences in his model, because so much in life depends upon being able to set goals, have […]

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Picture Smart: The Intelligence of the Future?

In this brief video I introduce visual-spatial intelligences (or Picture Smart), which is one of the eight intelligences in Dr. Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences.  I point out that this intelligence, while not used much in the schools, is becoming more and more valuable out in the work world where fields such as microbiology, […]

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Quick Introduction to Multiple Intelligences: Life Smart

Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences is now 40 years old, and as part of the celebration, I’ve put together several quick videos that touch upon different aspects of his model.  In this video, I talk about an intelligence that he has not officially integrated into his other eight intelligences, but he has spoken and […]

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Quick Intro to Multiple Intelligences: Body Smart

For several years I used to fly to the Middle East (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Qatar) to lead seminars for adult learners on the topics of multiple intelligences and the road to genius.  On one of my last trips, I did a series of over 50 short videos (1-3 minutes) covering different aspects […]

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The Disappearance of Childhood

In my 20th book, a novel entitled Childless, I tell the story about a childless child psychologist who tries to foil a U.S government plot to declare childhood as a medical disorder and then eliminate it from the human genome.  The novel is a darkly comedic satire about something very serious that is going on in […]

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Enter Goodreads Book Giveaway: I’m Giving Away 10 Copies of Childless

Goodreads Book Giveaway Childless by Thomas Armstrong Giveaway ends June 13, 2023. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter Giveaway For more information about Childless, click here.

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