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Intelligence 1: What makes us intelligent?

Simplifying Complexity

Representation/Encoding: The Basis for Understanding the World and Solving Problems

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  • Representation is present in the brain and culture.
  • Representation of cultural objects are used to convey ideas.
  • Number systems are a fossil record of human ingenuity when it comes to representation.
  • Binary number system is an easy number system for computers.
  • Representation helps in solving hard problems easily.

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