October 7, 2026

What Is Intelligence?

StarTalk · David Krakauer · 1 hr 17 min

Why we chose this episode

The Santa Fe Institute's president on what intelligence actually is, in brains, machines and evolution. Clear and mind-widening.

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What would you count as intelligence that a test would miss?

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Who it’s for: Curious minds tired of shallow AI talk.

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Notice one smart thing a non-human does today.

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