Intelligence
is
a
human
construct
to
represent
the
ability
achieve
goals.
Given
this
wide
berth,
intelligence
has
been
defined
countless
times,
studied
in
variety
of
ways
and
represented
using
numerous
measures.
Understanding
ultimately
requires
theory
quantification,
both
which
have
proved
elusive.
I
develop
framework
--
Theory
Intelligences
(TIS)
that
applies
across
all
systems
from
physics,
biology,
humans
AI.
TIS
likens
calculus,
differentiating,
correlating
integrating
information.
operates
at
many
levels
scales
distils
these
into
parsimonious
macroscopic
centered
on
solving,
planning
their
optimization
accomplish
Notably,
can
be
expressed
informational
units
or
relative
goal
difficulty,
latter
as
complexity
system
(individual
benchmarked)
ability.
present
general
equations
for
its
components,
simple
expression
evolution
traits.
The
measures
developed
here
could
basis
further
refinements
gauge
different
facets
any
step-wise
transformation
argue
"proxies"
such
environment,
technology,
society
collectives
are
essential
possible
evolutionary
transitions
intelligence,
particularly
humans.
conclude
with
testable
predictions
offer
several
speculations.
Topics in Cognitive Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(2), P. 164 - 174
Published: March 12, 2024
To
introduce
our
special
issue
How
Minds
Work:
The
Collective
in
the
Individual,
we
propose
"radical
CI,"
a
form
of
collective
intelligence,
as
new
paradigm
for
cognitive
science.
Radical
CI
posits
that
representations
and
processes
necessary
to
perform
functions
humans
are
entities,
not
encapsulated
by
any
individual.
explain
performance,
it
appeals
distribution
labor
on
assumption
human
project
runs
countless
interactions
between
locally
acting
individuals
with
specialized
skills
each
retain
small
part
relevant
information.
Some
papers
appeal
radical
account
variety
phenomena
including
memory
metacognition,
belief
updating,
reasoning,
problem-solving.
Other
focus
cultural
institutional
practices
make
possible.
Topics in Cognitive Science,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 29, 2025
Abstract
Many
core
human
activities
require
an
understanding
of
time.
To
coordinate
rituals,
plan
harvests
and
hunts,
recall
histories,
keep
appointments,
follow
recipes,
we
need
to
grapple
with
invisible
temporal
structures
like
durations,
sequences,
cycles.
No
other
species
seems
do
this.
But
it
is
not
a
capacity
humans
have
because
developed
special
neural
equipment
over
biological
evolution.
We
concepts,
practices,
artifacts
help
us—in
short,
time
tools
.
The
overarching
function
such
that
they
render
more
concrete:
identify
structure
in
the
flow
experience
make
available
senses.
By
concretizing
this
way,
these
serve
range
practical
purposes,
from
tallying
measuring,
coordinating
predicting,
remembering
reasoning.
Beyond
their
utility,
further
consequences,
too:
reverberate
through
cognition
culture,
ultimately
reshape
our
what
is.
Developmental Science,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
28(4)
Published: May 21, 2025
ABSTRACT
We
provide
evidence
that
children
sensibly
integrate
the
judgments
of
different
people
who
disagree
according
to
their
confidence.
asked
(ages
5–10
years,
N
=
92)
make
about
what
happened
during
unobserved
events
by
relying
on
two
informants
sometimes
disagreed.
Children
integrated
reports
and
formed
novel
beliefs
endorsed
neither
party
8
years
old
when
reported
equal
confidence—for
example,
they
selected
a
monster
with
six
spots
one
informant
seeing
four
another
eight.
Unequal
confidence
across
biased
toward
judgment
more
confident
party.
That
can
social
conflicting
information—considering
weighing
relative
others
up
own
minds
is
most
likely—represents
previously
unappreciated
mechanism
learning
crucial
children's
development
as
independent
agents.
It
allows
become
thinkers
form
build
knowledge
without
identical
belief
adoption
agent
over
another.
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(1)
Published: Sept. 8, 2023
Abstract
These
are
times
of
crisis.
Recently,
the
COVID-19
pandemic
and
resurgence
a
form
Cold
War
raised
international
concerns
about
Health
&
Well-Being,
Climate
Biodiversity,
Technology
Economy.
Articulating
bridges
between
disciplines,
cultures
knowledges
has
never
been
more
urgent
to
accelerate
translation
values
policies
into
actions.
This
comprehensive
review
argues
for
radical
ecosystemic
approach
bridge
Medical
Environmental
fields
(studies,
sectors,
technics)
in
an
integrated
management
practice
Care,
Production
Biodiversity.
As
bridging
implies
solving
epistemological
gap,
argument
emphasizes
need
raise
awareness
with
theoretical
hybridizations,
fieldwork
hypotheses,
working
theories.
According
Van
Rensselaer
Potter,
who
coined
term
‘bioethics’,
means
refocus
studies
surveillance
processes
from
target
(e.g.,
disease,
pathogen,
or
resource)
its
context
adding
history,
demography
ecology).
Thus
reframed,
concerned
researchers,
leaders,
citizens
should
invest
their
effort
preparing
(contextual)
terrain
ever-more
organizational
resilience.
We
conclude
on
actions
shape
Biodiversity
determinants,
improve
communication
systems,
data-sharing
networks,
responsible
innovations,
foster
knowledge
envision
better
realistic
future.
“Ecology’s
uneconomic,
but
another
kind
logic
economy’s
unecologic”
(
Potter
1988
,
p.9)
Journal of Trial and Error,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 8, 2024
Serendipity
refers
to
the
combination
of
“accident”
and
“sagacity”;
an
unexpected
unpredicted
event
which
is
noticed
by
agent
with
right
skills
make
most
it.
Famous
examples
include
Jocelyn
Bell’s
discovery
pulsars
was
made
after
she
unusual
output
from
a
radio
telescope
(Arfini,
2023).
Bell
on
graphical
trace
followed
it
up,
eventually
discovering
existence
pulsars.
The
rate
serendipitous
in
science
unclear,
although
has
been
estimated
be
high
(Thagard,
2012).
This
series
meant
not
only
add
repertoire
serendipity
stories,
but
begin
treating
these
tales
as
members
growing
archive,
we
attend
role
chance
our
rational
pursuits
knowledge.
Scientists
here
will
share
how
accidents
reason
intertwined
their
practice,
researchers
unpack
that
happens.
