The figure of the polymath, the person whose knowledge touches many subjects, goes back at least as far as the Greek philosopher Heraclitus—and so does the skepticism inspired by these ...

It’s as if the Scientific Revolution -- and the knowledge it spawned -- killed the ability to Know Everything. Before then, it was not only possible to be a generalist or polymath (someone with ...

For Burke, a polymath is a person who has contributed to several distinct academic fields. This frees polymaths from having to “know everything,” and allows Burke to build a case for restive curiosity ...

Everything to Know About Suits LA. ... Here's What We Know About The Diplomat Season 3. The Polymath: J.J. Abrams Does Everything on His ... It's really something I don't know if I can quantify ...

The polymath economist was writing a book on economic modernity—about how humans transitioned from eking out an existence on our small planet to building a kind of utopia on it—and he saw an ...

How a Polymath Mastered Math—and So Can You ‘Mindshift’ author Barbara Oakley on the science and practice of learning—and finding love at the South Pole. By . James Taranto.