1 "Today I'll be talking about Howard Gardner, the highly respected professor of psychology at Harvard University. His work has been particularly important in terms of its impact on education. Gardner argues that defining intelligence as one single thing is both imprecise and inadequate, and suggests instead that there are different types of intelligences. 2 The first is linguistic intelligence. People who are linguistically intelligent are sensitive to language. They're extremely articulate and literate and may become writers, actors, or lawyers. They're often highly skilled at learning languages, too. 3 The second is logical-mathematical intelligence. These people are scientifically minded and have a capacity for investigating things. They're especially good at math and are efficient at solving problems - often incredibly quickly.