Intelligence Isn’t Black-and-White. There Are Actually 8 Different Kinds.

What does it mean when someone calls you smart or intelligent?

According to developmental psychologist Howard Gardner, author of Multiple Intelligences, it could mean one eight things. In this video interview, Dr. Gardner addresses his eight classifications for intelligence: writing, mathematics, music, spatial, kinesthetic, interpersonal, and intrapersonal.

Currently I think there are eight intelligences that I’m very confident about and a few more that I’ve been thinking about. I’ll sh...