How Intelligence Is Born shows how thinking doesn't appear by magic - it is taught and grown.
Drawing on hands-on work with horses, insights from cognitive science and AI, and hundreds of real training sessions, Olena Molchanova builds a clear, step-by-step framework for teaching any mind to think.
You will learn:
• how to create the right environment for curiosity and learning,
• why error is the space where thinking happens,
• how to separate skill from thinking,
• and how communication and agency turn learners-animal, human, or machine-into true partners.
The book combines philosophy, science, and practice. It offers concrete protocols, real-life examples, and a research appendix with citations. It speaks to trainers and educators, to AI researchers and to anyone who believes intelligence is not a fixed trait but a relationship with the world that can be cultivated.
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979-8-231-12504-3 (9798231125043)
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About the Author
Olena Molchanova is a horse trainer, researcher of animal cognition, and author dedicated to exploring the true intellectual potential of horses. Her work is based on the belief that, when taught properly, horses are capable of reasoning, choosing, and even understanding symbolic systems such as reading.
Rather than seeking dominance, Olena focuses on mutual understanding and cognitive development through play, curiosity, and joy. Her approach combines respect, empathy, and structure ? enabling horses to grow not just as obedient partners, but as thinking beings.
This book is structured like a practical course. Each chapter presents a specific step or insight from real training, so the table of contents may appear extensive. This is intentional: it allows readers to revisit individual lessons as needed and follow the process at their own pace.
