#5: Nathan Barnard (again!) on why general intelligence is basically fake
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Listen now (70 mins) | Follow Nathan’s blog Summary from Clong: The discussion centers around the concept of a unitary general intelligence or cognitive ability. Whether this exists as a real and distinct thing. Nathan argues against it, citing evidence from cognitive science about highly specialized and localized brain functions that can be damaged independently. Losing linguistic ability does not harm spatial reasoning ability.
#5: Nathan Barnard (again!) on why general intelligence is basically fake
#5: Nathan Barnard (again!) on why general…
#5: Nathan Barnard (again!) on why general intelligence is basically fake
Listen now (70 mins) | Follow Nathan’s blog Summary from Clong: The discussion centers around the concept of a unitary general intelligence or cognitive ability. Whether this exists as a real and distinct thing. Nathan argues against it, citing evidence from cognitive science about highly specialized and localized brain functions that can be damaged independently. Losing linguistic ability does not harm spatial reasoning ability.