that they’re independent. They are bodily, linguistic, musical, mathematical or logical, naturalistic (sensitivity to the natural world), spatial (knowing where you are relative to a fixed location), interpersonal (sensing and being in tune with others), and intrapersonal (understanding and controlling one’s own emotions and thoughts)—a list with intriguing parallels in the bird world: Think of a hummingbird’s acrobatic use of its own body or a plain-tailed wren’s astonishing talent for musical duets or a pigeon’s gift for knowing where it needs to go.
