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A Perspective on the Shape of Intelligence - The Codex - Obsidian Publish

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Intelligence is a strange thing. I recently became all the more familiar with this realization thanks to my experience with one peculiar friend and colleague, we'll call him Alec. Alec is a very talented guy with a unique set of skills; dare I say he's even world-class in some of them, but his intelligence is nonetheless a subject of controversy among those who know him best. We all have friends whose intelligence is rather questionable. Alec, however, is along many dimensions an extreme outlier worth a closer look. More than anything, Alec is what most people would call a know-it-all. He has probably read more than anyone I have ever known. His knowledge is extremely wide-ranging and he seems to find interest in just about any topic you can imagine. His interests appear to be all over the place, with no discernible sense of taste or consistency. Just the guy you can count on to always win trivia night. It goes without saying that Alec is also a polyglot with a remarkable grasp of lang

Intelligence is a strange thing. I recently became all the more familiar with this realization thanks to my experience with one peculiar friend and colleague, we'll call him Alec. Alec is a very talented guy with a unique set of skills; dare I say he's even world-class in some of them, but his intelligence is nonetheless a subject of controversy among those who know him best. We all have friends whose intelligence is rather questionable. Alec, however, is along many dimensions an extreme outlier worth a closer look. More than anything, Alec is what most people would call a know-it-all. He…

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