Polymaths excel in multiple fields. But what makes a polymath – and can their cross-discipline expertise help tackle some of society’s most pressing challenges? If it weren’t for an actress ...

People With ‘Too Many Interests’ More Likely to be Successful, According to Research The most comprehensive case that has ever been made for why nearly everyone should become a polymath in a ...

Over the centuries, polymaths — or people knowledgeable in many disciplines — have brought forth a wide range of inventions and discoveries. Now polymaths may be setting the course of ...

Key points. AI sparks a new Renaissance, empowering individuals to excel across multiple fields as modern-day polymaths. LLMs break down knowledge silos, enabling exploration of diverse subjects ...

The first publication by Galileo Galilei has set a new auction record for the celebrated astronomer, selling for $1.5 million ...

Key points. Ancient Arab polymaths excelled by integrating diverse knowledge for lasting innovations. Modern challenges demand interdisciplinary approaches to foster creativity and adaptability.

Being a polymath is not only an advantage in the modern economy, but it is extremely efficient. Many people are familiar with the Pareto Principle, or as it is more commonly known, the 80/20 rule.

Burke writes about obstacles to learning that frustrated even the most determined polymaths. Women, for example, were often denied access to the educational foundations on which the search for ...

“Liberal arts students around the world have the potential to become a new generation of paradigm-shifting modern polymaths,” he says, “in the way that Averroes, Maimonides and Aquinas shifted the ...

Polymaths excel in multiple fields. But what makes a polymath – and can their cross-discipline expertise help tackle some of society’s most pressing challenges? Why some people are impossibly ...