Word Study

Language and Intelligence

INTELLIGENCE, A Word Study

The word intelligence meant "to read between things" before it meant IQ scores and spy agencies. A cross-civilizational etymology from Latin intelligere to Greek nous, what every ancient tradition knew, and what we forgot. Symfield Series on Language and Intelligence

Word Study

MATHEMATICS, A Word Study

What does mathematics actually mean? The Greek root manthanein meant 'to direct the mind', not calculate. Here's why that matters in the age of AI. Symfield Series on Language and Intelligence