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Different roles require different types of intelligences, and trainee chemists are often tested on their linguistic and logical–mathematical intelligences at the expense of other types. Bruce Gibb describes the types of intelligences that chemists use, and suggests ways to teach and test them.

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Gibb, B.C. Pluralistic teaching. Nat. Chem. 15, 1051–1053 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-023-01283-1

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