I am thankful that certain cancers can be cured. Medical science cured my own baby of cancer, but I feel the pendulum has swung too far. We as a culture do not seem to look beyond or underneath for answers. To scrutinize this intelligence, let us first use Dr. Gardner's criteria. Mathematics and science both have a symbol system.
Symbols are numbers, or equations, geometric shapes, formulas or icons.
In chemistry, we have a periodic table, noble gases, atomic weight. We count electrons whirling around a specific number of neutrons and protons. As we count these infinitesimal specks, we know if it is helium or oxygen. All of this, useful fascinating information. And that yes is a global response.