Ep. 7 - Intelligence

Today, on EPISODE SEVEN of Existential Tetherball, Rachel and Gordon explore intelligence. They jam on definitions/meanings/assumptions of (and around intelligence), the nature of intelligence and new ways of understanding, new models for engaging with intelligence, notions of participation and stewardship of intelligence, and the significance of neurodiversity and the sensing body. intelligence is the living application of knowledge and learning. How do we cultivate a relationship with lifelong learning? What are we learning in the service of? Even more! The impact of conditioning and trauma on how we sense, think, problem solve and create, the embodiment of cognition and neurodiversity, an off-road but important exploration of fate, free will, and choice, the relationship between intelligence, oppression, and neurodiversity, and the reconfiguration of a healthier paradigm. It emphasizes the need to break free from hierarchical supremacy and embrace neurodiversity as an extension of biodiversity. Takeaways Exploration of intelligence – incomplete maps at best, partial and erroneous ones at worst (the ironly! not logical!) Stewardship of intelligence involving attention, intention, and learning Neurodiversity anchors in a triadic model, acknowledging interconnectedness and distinct experiences The limitations of IQ tests in measuring intelligence; measuring versus contextualizing and orienting (neurodiversity in systemic ecological design) "Intelligence" etymology = "discernment, choice"; the role of intelligence in being influence, influencing and discernment Chapters 00:00 Definition and Meaning of Intelligence; Needs Update 10:56 Stewardship of Intelligence 18:46 Neurodiversity and Embodied Intelligence 27:34 The Impact of Conditioning and Trauma Schema on Sensing and Perception 37:29 Fate, Free Will, and Choice 49:27 Reconfiguring Our Relationship with Intelligence - Personal, Collective