| 单词 | polymath |
| 例句 | As he resumed his studies, Farmer discovered the work of a little-known German physician, biologist, philosopher, anthropologist, and politician—a polymath—named Rudolf Virchow. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Something of a polymath, he was a Fellow of All Souls College in Oxford, physician to Edward VI and to Queen Mary, and sometime general surveyor of mines and money for the Crown. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z His father was a wealthy banker in Birmingham; his mother was the daughter of Erasmus Darwin, the polymath poet and doctor, who was also Charles Darwin's grandfather. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z You go to Zurich — where artists fleeing World War I blew raspberries in a new language called Dada, and where the Swiss polymath Sophie Taeuber-Arp reconceived the art object for a new century of uncertainties. Seeking Historical Exhibits That Speak to the Here and Now 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z The highly regarded pianist Stephen Hough, a brilliant polymath who is also a painter and composer, is the evening’s soloist; he’ll play the mighty Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1. Best bets for classical music in Seattle this fall 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z Explorer, polymath, friend of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Thomas Jefferson and Simon Bolívar, Alexander von Humboldt was one of the greatest scientists of the 19th century. Shelf life 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z She’s an extraordinary polymath — gifted violinist, writer and novelist; fluent speaker of a half-dozen languages; math genius. I thought I could reason with Antonin Scalia: A more naive young fool never drew breath 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z That’s not to say that he’s a polymath, or wise, or even especially well-informed. Review: ‘Devs’ Is a Cold and Beautiful Machine 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z Tempest has recorded three albums and received a Mercury Prize nomination, but she has also written novels, plays and poetry collections, so you could argue that words, not music, are this British polymath’s true medium. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z That is partly because polymaths are out of fashion. Man of the world 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z Trained as a social worker, she was a natural polymath with an unerring eye and exceptional taste. An East Village Boutique Where the Avant-Garde Gathered 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z A 1998 profile in the Guardian called him "a polymath performer with a nice line in self-directed irony". Dancer Charnock dies of cancer 2012-08-02T16:03:04Z The gallery will use other selected Morris quotations in order to communicate what a polymath he was. House of artist and philosopher William Morris rescued from closure 2012-07-21T23:06:08Z A remarkable musical polymath and conservationist of beatnik culture, he has played at the club monthly for 13 years and has come to epitomize its essence. New Year’s Eve: A Guide to Music and Comedy Events 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z Mr. Kahane is known as a highbrow polymath: an accomplished new-music composer who also plays an array of instruments and writes pop songs of theatrical effect. New Music: ?SuperHeavy,? With Mick Jagger, and ?Where Are the Arms? - Review 2011-09-19T22:39:18Z These are just some of the savvy plays on “Free TC,” the debut major label album by the R&B polymath Ty Dolla Sign. Review: On ‘Free TC,’ Ty Dolla Sign Delivers Off-the-Cuff R&B 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Mr. Nimoy, the polymath actor and artist who died in February, had a fond relationship with Symphony Space: his name adorns one of its two theaters. Leonard Nimoy Is Remembered at Symphony Space 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z He was a polymath and a performer; he produced a series of web videos, appeared on TV, and created Meatopia, a traveling, growing celebration of the fatty, sanguineous vittles he loved. Food Writer Joshua Ozersky Dies at Age 47 2015-05-05T04:00:00Z Mr. Snow was a prolific and playful artist, as well as a polymath of extraordinary versatility. Michael Snow, Prolific and Playful Artistic Polymath, Is Dead at 94 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z He is one of the most intelligent people I’ve ever met, a veritable polymath. Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, Co-Authors and Comedians 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z It works because it illuminates the polymath English patient: he's just the sort of man to have an opinion on how to read Kipling – and to be right about it. Booker club: The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje 2011-03-04T11:00:46Z This Los Angeles artist, who died at 49 in 2006 and is having his first New York solo in three decades, was a creative polymath whose output is exhausting to think about, never mind sample. As Galleries Reopen, Two Critics Find Rewards Eclipse the Angst 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z Herbert Bayer, one of the masters of the Bauhaus school, was a polymath: a painter, an architect, an industrial designer, a photographer and a typographer who invented his own alphabet. Aspen Institute Center Devoted to Bauhaus Artist to Open in 2022 2019-08-03T04:00:00Z A polymath whose degrees are in composition, conducting and harpsichord performance, as well as opera directing, Nelson, 39, founded his own company in Baltimore in 2002. Perspective | In opera, small is the new grand: The revamped In Series shows the way 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z A polymath, he earns money drawing freelance illustrations for newspapers, but he’s also writing an opera, taking boxing lessons and studying electricity, a passionate habit that takes on mounting metaphoric resonance. ‘The Electrical Life of Louis Wain’ Review: The Cat’s Meow 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z More than once in “The Inventor,” an animated feature about Leonardo da Vinci, powerful patrons tell that Renaissance polymath to behave “like a good little artist.” ‘The Inventor’ Review: Leonardo da Vinci in the Limelight 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z “Thelonious Monk,” by Robin D. G. Kelley, the biography of a musical genius written by a certified polymath. Why Michael Eric Dyson Would Demote ‘Heart of Darkness’ From the Canon 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z Even now, a fair amount of this curious polymath’s more specialized writing remains in manuscript. Finally, a biography of the man who invented biography 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z At the age of 16, he met his mentor, the English teacher Philip Burton, one of those extraordinary polymaths who choose to lead their lives in obscurity. The Richard Burton Diaries edited by Chris Williams – review 2012-11-29T08:00:03Z Bill was a polymath at a time when that was a dirty word, shifting between sculpture and painting and putting both in a symbiotic relationship. Block rocking dad 2013-02-26T08:36:22Z Young women from across genres — along with the Recording Academy’s favorite polymath spoiler Jon Batiste — reigned atop the nominations on Friday for the 66th annual Grammy Awards, to be held Feb. 4 in Los Angeles. Grammy Snubs and Surprises: boygenius Thrives, Country and Rap Wither 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z Released between 1972 and ’82, the films are the work of another polymath, the American animator, musician and voice actor Gene Deitch. Review: Tomi Ungerer, Bad Boy of Art, in a Reappraisal 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z The novelist and nonfiction polymath Geoff Dyer, born in 1958, said that in books, comics and TV shows, “it seemed the Second World War was being replayed fictitiously throughout my childhood.” ArtsBeat: A Great War Reading List at PEN World Voices Festival 2014-05-02T18:57:31Z Taken together, these essays draw a picture of a cheerful polymath thoroughly enjoying even those conversations that he later pretends to find tiresome. Paul Theroux’s New Book Ranges From Literature to Landscapes, With Surprising Cheer 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z This season, the 24-year-old polymath is back, now as a composer with a much larger platform: the New York Philharmonic. 5 Classical Music Faces to Watch This Season 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z What happened: Tens of thousands of people thronged to the Pyramid stage to see Australia's greatest living polymath. Rolf Harris at Glastonbury 2010 2010-06-25T11:58:00Z As the energy theorist and ecological founder, the mathematical polymath and insurance adjuster Alfred Lotka suggested, life seems more to optimize than maximize energy use. Why are we here? Evolution’s dirty secrets 2013-06-02T11:00:00Z Llewelyn was a polymath, an expert in life sciences, botany and more. Daguerreotypes Spur Book on John Dillwyn Llewelyn 2014-02-06T15:00:01Z Announcing the award, the Berggruen Prize jury lauded Mr. Karatani as a polymath whose scholarly breadth has encompassed philosophy, literary theory, economics, politics and aesthetics, among other disciplines. Kojin Karatani Wins $1 Million Berggruen Prize 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Mr. Goldschneider was a brilliant but scattered polymath who completed his studies at Yale medical school but never practiced medicine and later became a concert pianist. The Joy of Kooky 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z They encompass all the interests and experiments of this self-taught polymath, from mathematics to flying machines. Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks are beautiful works of art in themselves 2013-02-12T16:34:11Z The polymath everyone loves to hate spends the 35 seconds of the ad drinking cocktails, wandering through bamboo, and appreciating a bikini-clad model swimming underwater in sunglasses before speeding off with her in a car. | Kanye Teams Up With Adidas, John Galliano and De la Renta Break Up and The Met Announces Its Gala Theme 2014-04-11T21:00:18Z Most opt to present different facets of their work each evening, a situation especially suited to musical polymaths with disparate interests like Eyvind Kang, who opened a six-night run on Tuesday. Music Review: Eyvind Kang Presents His Eclectic Mix at the Stone 2013-07-03T20:39:35Z Yet Turner’s account glories in recalling such polymaths from oblivion. ‘Philology’ by James Turner explains what happened to a discipline that flourished Everything else can be chalked up to the difficulty inherent to being a polymath, a price enough people are willing to deal with if it gets us to Mars in our lifetimes. Maybe Jon Hamm's billionaire act on "The Morning Show" is doing rich men like Elon Musk a favor 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z Fleur Elise Noble, an Australian polymath who roams comfortably between theaters and art galleries, trades on this notion in “2 Dimensional Life of Her,” her beguiling mash-up of animation, puppetry and performance in the . Theater Review: Fleur Elise Noble and Puppets in Under the Radar Festival 2013-01-15T23:15:56Z I heard one of these songs, a setting of Borges’s poem “The Poet Declares His Renown,” at a recital last spring in honor of the musical polymath Gunther Schuller. Music Review: The Knights in Concert in Brooklyn - Review 2012-01-11T22:28:09Z Is he really enough of a polymath to pull that off? Thomas Piketty Turns Marx on His Head 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z Her tour for it puts her in front of a New York audience this week, with the pop polymaths Sinkane and Kaki King as opening acts. New to New York, but Not to Music 2015-01-03T05:00:00Z The museum’s publications are models of pedantic scholarship with elaborate citations, some of which lead to nonexistent sources, others pointing to extraordinary historical figures, like the 17th-century Jesuit polymath Athansius Kircher. Museum Review: Museum of Jurrasic Technology Shows Its Wild Side - Review 2012-01-09T23:12:21Z This guy is a real polymath: composer, wordsmith, sax virtuoso and visionary. London jazz festival 2012: from Herbie Hancock and Esperanza Spalding to John Paul Jones – what to see 2012-11-07T12:56:00Z A prominent yet mysterious polymath, he is best known for his Photo Realist mirror paintings and for helping to lay the cornerstones of Arte Povera, the polyglot Italian precursor to Post Minimalism. Art Review: Reflections on the Self and the Wider World 2010-12-16T23:33:38Z The polymath Raymond Tallis … doctor, gerontologist, philosopher, literary critic and novelist. In Defence of Wonder and Other Philosophical Reflections by Raymond Tallis – review 2012-07-06T21:55:07Z In his renowned television series The Ascent of Man, the polymath Jacob Bronowski called the discovery of the invisible world within the atom the great collective achievement of science in the 20th century. Want to imagine what the Higgs boson might look like? Embrace modern art 2011-07-27T15:31:36Z The film critic Mark Kermode says Nimoy was the first autograph he ever asked for, describing him as "a genuine polymath". Kermode: Nimoy 'my first autograph' 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z I ask about his friendship with Kanye West, who seems to be a kindred spirit – another polymath unafraid to experiment. Steve McQueen on the Oscars whitewash: ‘I’m hoping we can look back and say this was a watershed moment’ 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z Her late brother Phillip, a political scientist, did not stint in using words like “polymath” and “genius” when speaking of his sister. Connie Converse’s Time Has Come 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z Her brother Phil, writing in 2000, described her as "a genius and a polymath", adding: "I do not use the terms lightly." Connie Converse: The first singer-songwriter 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z “He was like a polymath — of religion, of music.” The Broad Museum Reopens With a Celebration of Basquiat 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z The Hungarian artist — a polymath who dipped into art and design and the gray areas in between — survived social upheaval and two world wars. Essential Arts & Culture: A buoyant 'Zoot Suit,' Moholy-Nagy at LACMA, and the power of composer Thomas Adès 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z A polymath with a gift for communicating complex ideas straightforwardly, Professor Schorske was renowned for his lectures and classroom presence. Carl E. Schorske, 100, Dies; Pulitzer-Winning Historian Saw Vienna as Pivotal 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z An artistic polymath, he also worked as a DJ who played festivals such as Chicago’s Lollapalooza and opened for artists such as Travis Scott. Virgil Abloh, Vuitton designer and style visionary, dies at 41 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z Bill McGlaughlin, trombonist, composer and former conductor of the Kansas City Symphony and a genial polymath, compiles five, one-hour programs each week organized around a theme. Three things we love this week, Nov. 11-17, 2012 2012-11-07T23:11:12Z His management company, Askonas Holt, said that "as well as being one of the world's leading tenors, he was a polymath, being a great author, poet, painter and raconteur". Operatic tenor Robert Tear dies 2011-03-29T12:43:24Z Most important, it fills out the picture of what and who Johnson was: a brilliant, uncontainable polymath, an artist-poet, the genuine item. ‘Not Nothing’ Tries to Capture the Artist Ray Johnson 2014-08-10T04:00:00Z Mac DeMarco’s set came in the early afternoon drizzle, but the Canadian musical polymath was shielded by the main stage’s amphitheater. A look at how they lived the Sweetlife (Festival) 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z A polymath in the Jeffersonian style, Babur cared about architecture, urban planning, gardens, trees and fresh produce. A Warlord’s Memoir Is Surprisingly Modern and Charming, When It’s Not Gruesome 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z “His work with Monty Python, his books, films, television programs, poems and other work will live on forever, a fitting legacy to a true polymath,” they said. Monty Python star Terry Jones dies at 77 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z For the age of the polymath is not dead! This week's new tracks with Elis James 2012-08-03T23:05:28Z Drawing on the memories of friends who had known Leonardo, he insisted that not only was this polymath painter intellectually gifted and extremely handsome, but he was also blessed with great physical strength. Leonardo the ladykiller? 2013-04-16T11:27:51Z In a phone interview, Franco discussed this and other themes, but he pivoted from talking about his brother, the artistic polymath James Franco, who directed him in the 2017 comedy “The Disaster Artist.” Dave Franco Realizes His Worst Vacation Fears in ‘The Rental’ 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z Claude Shannon, the brilliant MIT polymath who helped invent the digital world in which we live today, plunged into all kinds of pursuits, from juggling to poetry to designing the first wearable computer. The joys of being an absolute beginner – for life 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z This was the conclusion, also, of Matt Ridley, a British polymath who combines being a scientist with a number of other roles, including chairman of a bank. Atheism’s radical new heroes: Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris and an evolving new moral view 2014-03-02T17:00:00Z Part of this book’s tremendous impact comes from the obvious fact that its author was such a brilliant polymath. Review: In ‘When Breath Becomes Air,’ Dr. Paul Kalanithi Confronts an Early Death 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z An autodidact and polymath, he studied history and pretty much everything else on his own, devouring books and ideas. Taylor Mac defies all comparisons and adjectives, and he wants you to leave his shows exhausted 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z Almost everything in the life of this great literary polymath is edged with darkness. Clive James – a life in writing 2013-07-05T07:45:01Z In effect, Standing on the Corner is whatever Escobar deems it at any given moment, in whatever medium the cultural polymath chooses to work. Standing on the Corner Is a Music Collective That Won’t Be Pinned Down 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z While discussing some classic reference works, the polymath Guy Davenport extolled the detail and clarity of the Century’s engraved, thumbnail-sized illustrations. Perspective | When book storage is limited, people get desperate. Don’t make the mistakes I did. 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z Because of that breadth of required knowledge, architects like to think of themselves as Renaissance artists: polymath artisans and courtiers and alchemists, merely disguised as modern professionals. Zaha Hadid Was Just Getting Started 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z And it’s particularly exciting to find in “Dan Flavin: Drawing,” at the Morgan Library & Museum, that Flavin was not only a devoted draftsman but also a freewheeling polymath on paper. Art Review: Dan Flavin, Light Sculptor, in Another Medium at the Morgan 2012-02-23T22:36:10Z And the director, Anton Corbijn, a cultural polymath in Philip’s class, is many wonderful things: photographer of world renown, pillar of the contemporary music scene and himself the subject of a documentary film. John le Carré on Philip Seymour Hoffman 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z Sir Thomas Browne, a brilliant 17th-century polymath, coined "literary" and "medical", but his prose is so full of fiercely peculiar words that his books today seem baffling. Author, author: Henry Hitchings on neologisms 2011-02-05T00:05:32Z The reputation that precedes Marques Toliver is rather offputting: a hipster polymath and classically trained violinist and soul singer who edits a style magazine, struts through fashion shoots and busks in Brick Lane. Marques Toliver: Land of CanAan – review 2013-05-18T23:05:30Z Tyler shed a great deal of the off-the-wall immaturity that quickly became as notable as his immense potential, blossoming into the creative polymath his pseudonym indicates. Review | Tyler, the Creator and Vince Staples show how fame doesn’t always lead to happiness 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z Dance music has reached its state of Cleared Theta Clear: to provide yet another string to the already groaning bow of the planet's leading polymath, Paris Hilton. Paris Hilton's DJ debut: was it a complete fiasco? 2012-07-05T19:00:02Z James Stephen Terrell uses a pop-Cubist style to depict Minneapolis funk polymath Prince, while Matthew Mann takes a surrealistic look at duck hunting. In the galleries: Chinese ink paintings, enhanced with water and words 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z Would Anthony Grafton, I wonder, qualify as one of our current polymaths? Review | My nightstand runneth over: A proud nerd recommends new intellectual and cultural histories 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z Like her, he has become a polymath of sorts, though his approach to the making of music and art is altogether more, for want of a better word, postmodern than Smith's. 'I'm often at a loss for words' 2011-03-06T00:02:02Z He was a polymath, however, and he shifted his intellectual pursuits after traveling abroad with Thomas Whittemore, an archaeologist and Byzantine scholar. Robert Gardner, renowned documentary filmmaker of ‘Dead Birds,’ dies at 88 But the Indonesian artist and polymath Eko Nugroho will be working on his own street-inspired mural in front of visitors at the Asia Society Museum for three days, starting Saturday, Jan. 7. Street-Inspired Art at the Asia Society Museum 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z She is, where music and religion are concerned, a polymath. How Do You Sing Blind Willie Johnson? 2016-03-05T05:00:00Z Born in Jerusalem and educated in the United States at Ivy League schools, he was a debonair polymath, among our last true public intellectuals. A Study of Edward Said, One of the Most Interesting Men of His Time 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z “Steve is a polymath, which is not a parrot good at algebra.” Nudge Nudge: New Books by Eric Idle and John Cleese 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z Tomoo Gokita, a polymath of drawing mediums and styles, turned to painting in 2005, basing his images on found photographs and working exclusively in the sharp whites, velvety blacks and myriad grays of gouache. What to See in New York Galleries This Week 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z In other words, a literary polymath — somewhat in the line of Graham Greene. John Banville’s New Murder Mystery Starts Like a Game of Clue 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z "We look for people who have a polymath approach," he says. Only Connect: If you think answering the questions is hard, try setting them 2010-09-07T12:29:00Z Another musical polymath, Taylor McFerrin, kicks off the evening at 7:30 with a solo performance. Movie Listings for Aug. 8-14 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z It’s a visual feast, with music and fantastical costumes by Mr. Holder, a theatrical polymath who has been a dancer, choreographer, actor, director, costume designer and a well-regarded painter during his long career. Dance Review: Voodoo, Vivid Colors and Strange Visions 2010-12-08T23:56:00Z A polymath who, as a photographer, created a major book of pictures of the Lascaux cave paintings, Ruspoli also made playful documentary shorts. 4 Film Series to Catch in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z He was a polymath with an insatiable curiosity who drew from a deep reservoir of knowledge in history, philosophy, literature and popular culture. Rodney Graham, Conceptual Artist Who Starred in His Work, Dies at 73 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z That’s different from being a polymath, which implies natural gifts at several things. New Music: Jason Aldean’s ‘Night Train’; Sky Ferreira’s ‘Ghost’ 2012-10-15T22:07:43Z He's not a malicious figure but a whip-smart provocateur, one who's leaned on shock value and a network of devoted fans to become one of hip-hop's most prominent polymaths. Tyler, the Creator Opens Up 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z But Nimoy had other interests — he was a polymath or a dilettante, depending on what you make of his poetry, his photography, his music. Leonard Nimoy: His Spock was the master of cosmic cool 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z You may leave here with a newfound appreciation for the country’s greatest polymath, not to mention the peaceful space in which to absorb it all. Skip the Liberty Bell and head to Franklin Court for a quieter historical experience 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z One of many takeaways from talking to the polymath Martin: “I am going to finish these books!” George R. R. Martin on the One 'Game of Thrones' Change He 'Argued Against' 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z He said the museum's spherical theater, the centerpiece of the design, was in part inspired by the geodesic domes of the inventor and polymath Buckminster Fuller. Renzo Piano defends academy museum plans 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z This unusual exhibition was devoted not to an artist, but to a workaholic polymath: an anarchist. art critic, publisher, editor, collector and art dealer. Best Art Books of 2020 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z Now Vinceti is aiming for Leonardo da Vinci, hoping the custodians of his tomb will let him in to create a facial reconstruction of the Renaissance polymath. The mystery of Caravaggio's death solved at last ? painting killed him 2010-06-16T21:21:00Z Not counting singing-rapping polymaths such as Lauryn Hill, Azalea is the first female rapper in history to score her own No. 1 single on the American pop charts. White echoes: Rap, race and Iggy Azalea 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z Budiansky brings a polymath’s interest to bear on a man whose life intersected with the political and philosophical upheavals of the 20th century. 12 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z Yugoslav architects traveled to world’s fairs such as Expo 58 in Brussels, where the Croatian polymath Vjenceslav Richter stunned the crowds with a multistory glass pavilion whose lightness clearly contrasted with its Soviet-style neighbors. When Yugoslavia’s Bright Future Was Fashioned in Concrete 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z Daughter to a talented opera-composing polymath and a videographer, granddaughter to one of the great singer-songwriters and heir to an influential folk dynasty, she is a little girl with a lot to live up to. Rufus Wainwright and Lorca Cohen announce birth of Viva Katherine 2011-02-21T20:16:12Z He takes us on a hunt for invisible dragons with the Jesuit polymath Athanasius Kircher and to a performance of “The Tempest” starring an aging William Shakespeare who forgets his lines. When All the World’s at War, Only Theater Feels Real 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z He saw himself as “the Harvard and Oxford classics scholar, the polyglot, polymath culture maven, a journalist and man of letters.” Books of The Times: ‘Steal the Menu,’ by Raymond Sokolov 2013-05-09T21:24:23Z Nekrasova, 30, is a self-styled provocateur and artistic polymath whom fans of the recently completed season of “Succession” will recognize as Comfrey, the crisis public-relations rep put through hell by Kendall Roy. How Dasha Nekrasova Is Calling the Shots 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z He was a gentleman scientist, a polymath," says Gregory, "but he was also prepared to get into this tiny thing and shoot up into the stratosphere. Auguste Piccard: the physicist who went stratospheric 2011-03-27T00:05:20Z An adventurous multidisciplinary artist and polymath, she also crossed over into theater, choreographing works for the Public Theater and New York City Opera, and collaborating with directors including Des McAnuff and Mark Linn-Baker. Jennifer Muller, Choreographer Whose Dances Told Human Tales, Dies at 78 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z It’s hard to think of another polymath of such achievement and scope — Le Corbusier, perhaps, or Albert Schweitzer, or Frank Lloyd Wright. This Brazilian artist and landscape architect was bound only by the limits of his imagination 2019-07-07T04:00:00Z Mr. Otway is a courtly polymath of 55 who has been, at various times, a theater operator, a lawyer, a harp player, a model-boat builder and a war photographer. Tommy Guns and Other Crime World Curiosities 2010-11-19T07:15:00Z Peralta, a polymath who got his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Wales, is the son of the Filipino anthropologist/playwright Jesus T. Peralta and the abstract artist Rosario Bitanga-Peralta. A Time Capsule of Human Creativity, Stored in the Sky 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z Relative to the scope of this polymath’s influence on popular music, his celebrity is undersized. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z Hough is frequently described as a polymath, an intellectual, or even, in the wake of being awarded a MacArthur Foundation grant in 2001, a genius. The right Hough: Pianist delivers superb recital at Terrace Theater 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z As a young man, the real Cyrano was taught by the idiosyncratic polymath Pierre Gassendi and mixed in free-thinking "libertine" circles. Beyond Cyrano de Bergerac’s nose – the real man behind the swashbuckling hero 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z It was intended as a way to stress the awe-inspiring scope and genius of this Tuscan painter and polymath. The Da Vinci ode: I was right about Leonardo's genius 2011-04-01T14:19:07Z But in the case of Japanese polymath "Beat" Takeshi Kitano, it's just one more expression of the 63-year-old's restless intelligence — alongside his work as a comedian, filmmaker, actor, TV presenter and poet. Catch the Beat at Takeshi Kitano's Paris Show 2010-03-03T10:00:00Z Massively erudite in history, art, culture, and, on the evidence of this new book, scripture and archaeology, Schama is one of those charming polymaths that only the British Isles seem to breed. Simon Schama’s ‘The Story of the Jews’: a dazzling history 2014-03-26T19:51:44Z Saraceno is not so much an artist as a polymath on a mission and his efforts often seem more like science than art. Tomás Saraceno: Following the Airborne Lives of Spiders 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z Something of a polymath, Topor wrote short stories, novels and plays, was a painter and cartoonist, a set and costume designer, an actor and a filmmaker. Nicholas Royle's top 10 first novels 2013-02-27T09:00:06Z The piece plays with the life and work of Athanasius Kircher, the 17th-century German Jesuit scholar and polymath whose dozens of books included studies on Egypt, China, geology and medicine. Review: ‘Theater of the World’ Journeys With a Polymath 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z He has since become one of the most fascinating polymaths in American culture as actor, novelist and noted art collector. ‘Bright Star’ Is Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s New Show 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z He met entomologists, polymaths, political scientists, shepherds and aristocrats. Patrick Leigh Fermor: An Adventure by Artemis Cooper – review 2012-10-12T21:55:11Z Both artists and architects are included, which is fitting, since the starting point of “Endless House” is an unrealized project by Frederick Kiesler, an Austrian polymath. Review: ‘Endless House’ Expands the Definition of Home 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z Two of the great literary polymaths of the 20th century converse about art, literature, scholarship and the life of the mind. 50 notable works of nonfiction in 2018 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z But Ms. Wales Bonner is also a polymath with artistic ambitions outside fashion. Grace Wales Bonner Has Set Her Sights Beyond Fashion 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z Holley is a great example of someone who’s a polymath expressing himself in all of these different ways, with music and objects. Michael Stipe, Another Outsider at the Art Fair 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z In 2002 I was completing a biography of the scientist, polymath and close friend of Sir Christopher Wren, Robert Hooke. Mistaken identity 2010-06-18T23:06:00Z At the home of a politically charged polymath, a body is discovered which mysteriously appears to be more mobile than your average cadaver. TV highlights 01/04/2013 2013-04-01T05:59:02Z A theatrical polymath and a pioneer of mixed media, Nikolais not only choreographed productions, but also designed scenery, lighting and costumes and composed electronic scores. The Week Ahead: May 2 ? 8 2010-04-30T18:18:00Z On their own, these pieces are charming, but the specter of Mr. Gordon-Levitt hovers possessively over them all: is he a magnanimous spirit or a ham looking for a platform to prove he’s a polymath? Television Review: ‘HitRECord on TV,’ Based on the Artistic Crowdsourcing Site 2014-01-17T22:40:41Z Reconciling these seemingly disparate styles of music came naturally to Ms. York, a polymath who delighted in synthesizing philosophy, poetry, politics and song in front of an audience. Nora York, Singer Who Fused Forms, Dies at 60 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Johnson was an avant-garde polymath: novelist, poet, playwright, critic, filmmaker and football reporter. Summer Readings: Like a Fiery Elephant by Jonathan Coe 2011-07-30T09:00:01Z The musician also likes to share his musical knowledge, whether from the stage or in print, not unlike the polymath Rosen. Jeremy Denk, in words and music 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z “Ms. Laurie was one of the great talents of her generation, a true polymath and a very special human being,” Rosenberg said. Piper Laurie, won nominations for 'Carrie' and 'The Hustler' and cult status for 'Twin Peaks,' has died 2023-10-14T04:00:00Z His latest is about John von Neumann, the Hungarian polymath whose work on the Manhattan Project led to breakthroughs in quantum physics that are still unfolding today. 10 books to add to your reading list in October 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z The polymath team modeled this with two natural criteria. How Warren Buffett Rigged a Dice Game with Bill Gates 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z Composer/conductor/polymath Eric Banks founded The Esoterics while he was a graduate student in choral studies at the University of Washington in the early 1990s. 6 Seattle-area classical music picks for fall 2023 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z The first person we know did this was Greek polymath Hipparchus, who created a star map noting the brightness of various stars more than two millennia ago. What’s the Faintest Star You Can See in the Sky? 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z Oppenheimer, played over four decades by a superbly restrained yet intensely expressive Cillian Murphy, is a polymath and a polyglot, a lover of art and literature as well as science. Review: Christopher Nolan's gripping, despairing 'Oppenheimer' ponders history and the future 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z Scattered throughout his studio, the executive producer of the “Barbie” soundtrack — and a musical polymath known for his work with artists like Amy Winehouse and Lady Gaga — has a few “leftovers” scattered across the room. How the ‘Barbie’ soundtrack came together, according to mastermind Mark Ronson 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z First off, the term was coined by English polymath Herbert Spencer after he read "On the Origin of Species." What is a man? Even Darwin rejected the myth of the “alpha male” 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z He even wrote the institute’s operating principles, a sort of polymath’s manifesto. Cormac McCarthy’s Work Is Rooted in Science 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z In the early 1800s Cherokee polymath Sequoyah invented the Cherokee syllabary of written characters. A Number System Invented by Inuit Schoolchildren Will Make Its Silicon Valley Debut 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z Its author was Rupert Hughes, a Hollywood polymath and uncle of Howard Hughes. How the deluge of 1938 changed Los Angeles — and its river 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z “Bowie’s a polymath, he’s multifaceted. He was inspired by all genres and disciplines,” she said. V&A museum acquires Bowie’s archive, will put it on display 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z “It’s not enough” to call the polymath an artist, Dr. Wang said. A Doodle Reveals da Vinci’s Early Deconstruction of Gravity 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z To help prevent such damage, people rely on a technology invented in 1752 by American polymath Benjamin Franklin: the lightning rod. Playing Zeus, scientists use a laser beam to control lightning bolts 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z Byatt once described him as “the ironic German par excellence” and an “ideal European — polyglot, polymath, skeptical and humane, with a strong sense of history both good and evil.” Hans Magnus Enzensberger, Leading Light in German Letters, Dies at 93 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z The frontiers of our understanding have advanced so far that it's not feasible to be a polymath like Benjamin Franklin: those embarking on research need to specialize. Astronomer Royal Martin Rees: We're in a race between science education and catastrophe 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z But this polymath is not one to rest on his laurels. ‘The Song of the Cell’: Siddhartha Mukherjee’s elegant look at the basic unit of life 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z Taxonomically, springtails are called Collembola, a label given to them by John Lubbock, an English polymath of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Why Fly or Swim When You Can Jump? Ask the Springtail. 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z The words in the artwork reference a quote from Sir Patrick Geddes, a Scottish polymath perhaps best known as a town planner. New artwork illuminates Cutlog Vennel in Perth 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z Even in the academy, fellow polymaths were bedazzled by the breadth of his boundless ruminations into metaphysics, modal logic, recursion theory, identity materialism and the ontological nature of numbers. Saul Kripke, Philosopher Who Found Truths in Semantics, Dies at 81 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z “Mothers, Fathers, and Others” collects essays on maternal bonds, art and analysis, cancer and conception and more from the polymath novelist. Review: A British cult favorite crosses over with a blistering novel about an inscrutable mum 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Like Mr. Smith, the bohemian polymath who compiled the “Anthology,” Mr. Rosenbaum was an accomplished visual artist. Art Rosenbaum, Painter and Preserver of Folk Music, Dies at 83 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z After a stint bottled up in the Bosporus, the djinn lands with thwarted polymath Zefir. Page-to-Screen: 'Three Thousand Years of Longing' Byatt minus the feminism (and genie sex) 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z The Greek polymath Ptolemy, for example, noted red stars visible with the naked eye in his second-century treatise on astrology, but Betelgeuse was not included. Ancient Stargazers Saw Betelgeuse Shine a Different Color 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z “Painters are interested in what something looks like and how it’s expressed,” says the 29-year-old polymath from her apartment in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. Aria Dean Is Having Fun Just Being Herself 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z Sean Thackrey: The polymath who developed a cult following as one of California’s most eccentric winemakers died on May 31 in Walnut Creek. We’ve Added More Songs to the California Soundtrack 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z The young man behind this extravagant presentation of the polymath Khayyám's poetry would soon drown in an English seaside resort. The book that sank on the Titanic and burned in the Blitz 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Greg Tate, who has died at age 64, brought rigor, energy and a polymath intelligence to writing about hip-hop and much more. Who will inherit Greg Tate's mantle of Black cultural critic-in-chief? I have a candidate 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z As he collected more influences and became a music polymath, he resisted genre constraint. Review | At Pink Siifu’s scattered Songbyrd show, the opening acts seemed like they’d never end 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z His civic speech made mention of two of his favorite topics, irrigation and the Navy, but for this polymath president, everything was a favorite topic. Presidential visits trace L.A. history from small town to big-money donors 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z But the mailbag has never relied solely on MLB or the Mariners for content thanks to the all-encompassing questions provided by the polymaths that are my Twitter followers. Mariners mailbag: Answering questions on spring training, lockout timelines and uniform changes 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z The geodesic dome is only the most famous work the polymath came up with. 11 books your creative friends actually will want on their coffee table 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z The Victorian-era polymath artist became famous for his illustrations of anthropomorphized felines in bow ties and bonnets, having tea parties and playing tennis. Review: I can has Cumberbatch? Cat painter bio-pic 'Louis Wain' is no meow-sterpiece 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Astronomers measure brightness by using a system called apparent magnitudes, credited to the ancient Greek polymath Hipparchus, in which larger numbers correspond to fainter objects. Satellite swarms are threatening the night sky. Is low-Earth orbit the next great crucible of environmental conflict? 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z And as I was growing up, I was a little bit more of a polymath in terms of stuff that I did, like making music, how you play music, writing, and stuff like that. Karl Poyzer on his creative journey, finding joy in 3D, and creating a Vimeo staff pick 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z And there’s plenty that people are still discovering about the creative polymath. Lucy Liu gets personal on fame, art and standing up for herself on the 'Charlie's Angels' set 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z The polymath underlined the importance of viewing things through one's mind's eye, rather than merely through the organs on either side of your nose. William Blake: Biography offers glimpse into artist and poet's visionary mind 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z He’s a crucial man in the England camp, their long-term analyst, and he’s written a superb book with CricViz polymath Ben Jones. India v New Zealand: World Test Championship final, day three – live! 2021-06-20T04:00:00Z Hayakawa, a polymath who earned a shout out on “Black Man,” Stevie Wonder’s epic tribute to the multicultural roots of the nation. Perspective | Why don’t we treat Asian American history the way we treat Black history? 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z It was also an experiment in management: those living within would have to be polymaths, generalists — a role that runs counter to the dominant culture's focus on specialization in our labor and careers. The inside story of Biosphere 2, a forgotten experiment to rethink human civilization 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z The Fed’s economists, who had better be polymaths, must now plunge monetary policy and financial regulation into the political and philosophical challenges of pursuing social justice. Opinion | The Fed has an irresistible equity itch 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z Fiennes, equally at home as a debonair aristocrat or as evil incarnate, here grounds the movie as the sturdy Basil, a self-educated polymath, long underappreciated in a field that values diplomas over field work. Review: 'The Dig' unearths rich emotions in an England on the brink of war 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z “Eric is a fabulous choice, and he will make a terrific science adviser,” predicts Holdren, who calls Lander “a science polymath” for his breadth of knowledge across many disciplines. Biden appoints geneticist Eric Lander as science adviser 2021-01-15T05:00:00Z “He was one of those people who fits into the category of a polymath,” said Dr. William Foege, who led the campaign to eradicate smallpox and later became director of the U.S. Dr. Reimert Ravenholt: A champion for public health and family planning 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z This was pursued originally by polymaths attempting to calculate annuity payments, which brought to their notice statistical patterns and regularities in the census data for deaths and births. The classification of humankind, and the birth of population science 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z The French polymath Simon-Pierre LaPlace famously spelled out the implications of determinism over 200 years ago: Will the Universe Remember Us after We're Gone? 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z A Jew, a woman, a radical and a polymath from a place where all raise suspicions, she is a seeker of identity in all its mysterious, often conflicting cultural aspects. The power of 'Masaot' and Olga Neuwirth, the musical voice of the outsider 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z The photographer responsible for the pictures was Captain Thomas Honywood, whom Chiswick Auctions described as a "polymath," fascinated with art, science, archaeology and photography. Some of the oldest known photos of England could be worth almost $100G at auction 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z Burke notes that there were polymaths, of course, outside the West, and he underscores that learned Islamic scholars with wide-ranging interests prevented the loss of much knowledge from the ancient world. Review | Polymaths want to know everything — but ‘everything’ isn’t what it used to be 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z From the mid-nineteenth century, science has abounded in specialists, yet polymaths such as Alan Turing and Linus Pauling have remained crucial. Think international to end climate change, the wonder of flies, and the fourth wave of globalization: Books in brief 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z As a polymath who plays the piano, speaks half a dozen languages and reads James Joyce, will he be able to resist cerebral topics? 'Vote like your life depends on it': Pete Buttigieg's message to LGBTQ youth 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z Lucius Annaeus Seneca, she read, was a Roman polymath from the time of Nero, some 2,000 years ago. Opinion | The lessons two ancient philosophers have for us during the pandemic 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z To the contrary, history demonstrates that polymaths like Leonardo da Vinci, René Descartes, Gottfried Leibniz, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Benjamin Franklin, Marie Curie and Nikola Tesla were all responsible for foundational breakthroughs in science. The Dangers of Intellectual Territorialism 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z Burke writes about obstacles to learning that frustrated even the most determined polymaths. Review | Polymaths want to know everything — but ‘everything’ isn’t what it used to be 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z The product of a polymath, Shermer’s book delves into far-flung topics: archaeology, creationism and even Martian colonization. Review | Is free speech an ‘inviolable’ right or a cover for ‘hostile acts’? 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z Had T.R. spent time with Bill Gates, the polymath who predicted the pandemic in a TED Talk, he likely would have made an exception. Bill Gates is the most interesting man in the world 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, his friends and colleagues paid tribute to a man who they said was a gifted polymath and a “true giant” among scientists. Robert May, former UK chief scientist and chaos theory pioneer, dies aged 84 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z Watson was a polymath whose talents extended from writing poetry in Latin to creating the first published set of English madrigals. Shakespeare’s secret co-writer finally takes a bow … 430 years late 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z Perhaps I am missing someone, but I don’t find a single polymath of African descent in his list of 500. Review | Polymaths want to know everything — but ‘everything’ isn’t what it used to be 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z Although adaptation to changing circumstances is easier with a diverse knowledge base, “Renaissance people” or polymaths are rare, because specialization is rewarded more generously in the short term. Advice for Young Scientists: Be Generalists 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z Nuclear physicist and polymath Freeman Dyson’s influence spanned physics, disarmament, politics, culture and even science fiction. Daily briefing: Coronavirus stopped before reaching ice-locked Arctic research vessel 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z The age of the polymath was coming to an end and researchers were becoming single-discipline specialists. Economists and scientists: solve big societal problems by working together 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z It was about Al-Bīrūnī, an 11th-century CE Persian polymath who visited India and wrote about, among other things, Indian mathematics scholarship. Computation in Service of Poetry 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z His survey of polymaths is a reminder of the importance of doing just that. Review | Polymaths want to know everything — but ‘everything’ isn’t what it used to be 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z It was donated to the university by Scottish polymath and antiquarian David Lang in the 1870s. George Washington sought honest British workers over 'slovenly' Americans 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z Maverick Texas polymath Terry Allen can be forgiven for being caught up in the past in recent years. Discover a living legend: Singer, songwriter, visual artist, Texas outlaw Terry Allen 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z Described by literary critic Maya Jaggi as "a polyglot and polymath", Steiner was a divisive figure. Literary critic George Steiner dies aged 90 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z Over the decades, Forti, an artistic polymath, has created work as a dancer, choreographer, visual artist and writer. Datebook: A biennial focuses on the earthiest of materials — clay 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z Burke dubs this the “Leonardo syndrome,” a defect in polymaths whose intellectual restlessness prevents them from finishing things properly. Review | Polymaths want to know everything — but ‘everything’ isn’t what it used to be 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z A self-styled polymath, Barr has strong opinions on issues ranging from legal arcana to the proper mustard to apply to a sandwich. William Barr, Trump’s Sword and Shield 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z A polymath of directing, acting and writing, the humorist most notably adapted Mike Nichols’ seminal 1967 film, “The Graduate,” starring Dustin Hoffman, and earned an Oscar nomination for the screenplay he co-wrote with Calder Wilmington. This week’s passages 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z In the intro to the book, Kate Moss, whom Baron introduced to Klein, encapsulates the spirit of the polymath: “He makes magic happen.” Holiday gifts: 9 fashion and style books for your favorite fashionista 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z Jonathan Miller, the polymath British stage director, filmmaker and comedian who co-created groundbreaking comedy revue “Beyond the Fringe,” has died at age 85. Director and 'Beyond the Fringe' star Jonathan Miller dies at 85 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z If the Renaissance seeded the early modern version of the polymath, the 17th century saw its flowering in what at the time were called “monsters of erudition.” Review | Polymaths want to know everything — but ‘everything’ isn’t what it used to be 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z The polymath also had a career in medicine, broadcasting, and even took sculpture later in life. Jonathan Miller, writer and director, dies aged 85 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z A polymath – she is a beautiful dancer and has directed pop videos and immersive theatre – she works in experimental hinterlands, creating atmospheres rather than singalong stories. FKA twigs: ‘An incredible woman always in the shadow of a man? I can relate’ 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z Sep. 19 Maggie Rogers The pop polymath continues her stratospheric rise this year, bringing her “Heard It in a Past Life” world tour to the Greek Theatre. Best concerts in L.A. this week: Maggie Rogers, Maná and more 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z McPherson, the band's producer and musical polymath, suggests breathing exercises should henceforth become compulsory at all their gigs. Muna: Saving the world, one breath at a time 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z Still, the absence of any of these Black polymaths bears mention. Review | Polymaths want to know everything — but ‘everything’ isn’t what it used to be 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z A polymath with an iconoclastic streak, Mosler shopped around his ideas about money creation and the deficit in the early nineties, looking for allies and finding none. The Economist Who Believes the Government Should Just Print More Money 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z The protagonist of this unconventional novel is the seventeenth-century polymath Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Briefly Noted Book Reviews 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z His father, for all his technological skills, was also a musician, chess player, polymath and voracious reader. At Big Blue, America’s first black software engineer blazed a trail but paid a heavy price 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z Science historian David Edgerton reviews a new biography of the polymath. Daily briefing: Trees could sink two-thirds of human carbon emissions 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z Leonardo’s curiosity is legendary, and his ability to put that curiosity to work — in painting, in science, in engineering — set the standard for polymaths. Review | Polymaths want to know everything — but ‘everything’ isn’t what it used to be 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z “A polymath, a discerner of Nature’s fundamental patterns, and, as such, an expositor for the connections of physics to other disciplines, Murray helped define the approaches of generations of scientists.” Murray Gell-Mann, Nobel-winning physicist who developed quark idea, dies at 89 2019-05-25T04:00:00Z The Rev. Manasseh Cutler, a New England pastor, is now a hero to McCullough, who compares him to Benjamin Franklin as an early American polymath and visionary. David McCullough’s uncanny journey to Ohio’s past 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z This inspiring debut book from the Oakland-based polymath artist argues that the best parts of ourselves are being “paved over by a ruthless logic of use.” Jenny Odell on ‘How to Do Nothing’ and being meaningfully counterproductive 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z For Diamond, who gained a global reputation with his Pulitzer prize-winning 1997 breakthrough blockbuster Guns, Germs, and Steel the role of linguist is just one of many in this polymath’s portfolio. Jared Diamond: So how do states recover from crises? Same way as people do 2019-04-21T04:00:00Z Dr. Van Doren was a polymath, with a master’s degree in mathematics and a doctorate in English. Charles Van Doren, central figure in 1950s quiz-show scandal, dies at 93 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z Daniel Patrick Moynihan, the intellectual polymath who represented New York in the United States Senate for twenty-four years, developed a well-founded skepticism toward government secrecy. William Barr’s Choices 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z It also adapted Victorian polymath Francis Galton’s vox populi — or the voice of the people — principle by purportedly putting the web search task to something of a vote. Principle behind Google’s April Fools’ pigeon prank proves more than a joke 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z He was friends with other intellectual giants of his time, including polymath Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and Charles Darwin acknowledged the intellectual debt he owed Humboldt. Alexander von Humboldt: the graphic novel 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z The author of almost 20 books, he was the polymath contributor to fields including electro-neurobiology and gas pressure measurement. Ketamine, a new antidepressant, has been blowing minds for decades 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Meanwhile “polymath” projects have, with moderate success, tried to harness blogs and other social media to make advances on long-standing open math problems using massive collaborations. Okay, Maybe Proofs Aren't Dying After All 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z There is no apology for the elevated tone of their conversation; the format is simple – two cultural polymaths ruminating on the arts on primetime television. André Previn, the classical maestro who knew the value of pop culture | Petroc Trelawny 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z This time, Bonds, a polymath with Ph.D.s in economics and ecology who is now at Harvard Medical School in Boston, is determined to get it right, with meticulous data gathering and rigorous analysis. A prescription for Madagascar’s broken health system: data and a focus on details 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z Researchers in Britain’s American colonies, such as polymath Benjamin Franklin and astronomer David Rittenhouse, had to find substitutes for equipment that might have existed in London or Paris — but not Philadelphia. Stewpots and string: how scientists make do 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z They prompt him to tell stories about Omar Khayyam, the 11th- and 12th-century Persian polymath who exhorted his readers to drink wine, and the eighth-century Chinese poet Li Po. Drink Up at the Booze History Museum of Staten Island 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z Now that he’s back in D.C. and working on new music, it seems like a good time for the hip-hop polymath to crystallize his ideal D.C. day. Christylez Bacon’s dream day involves breakfast at a spot from D.C.’s past 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z So what will it take for another polymath to follow in her tracks? Athletes Who Changed the Game in 2018 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z Return of the Obra Dinn is the product of a polymath named Lucas Pope, the creator of the ruthlessly incisive and award-winning immigration simulator Papers, Please. Why Return of the Obra Dinn is my game of the year 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z In his 1665 book Micrographia the British polymath Robert Hooke included his sketch of what looked like a flower garden on spindly stalks. Germs of Genius--a Masterpiece's "Microbiome" Can Spell Its Demise 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z Originally from South Africa, by way of MIT, Spilhaus was a postwar polymath in the vein of Buckminster Fuller. Minnesota Experimental City: the 1960s town based on a comic strip 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z That year, however, polymath Thomas Young demonstrated that light acts as a wave. Black-hole chronicles: chasing the gravitational beast 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z Remembrances and appreciations of the polymath mogul poured in from friends and colleagues in the hours after his death Monday. Remembering Paul Allen: In the beginning, there was Traf-O-Data and Hendrix 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z Standing at the center of this scientific swirl is J. Robert Oppenheimer, the reigning genius of Berkeley’s physics department and a polymath surrounded by communist sympathizers and fellow travelers. Review: Tom Morton-Smith's drama 'Oppenheimer' dissects the conscience of the father of the atomic bomb - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z For example, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, the German polymath, corresponded for years with Jesuits working in China. The business class doesn’t understand the Enlightenment 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z Pierre Eugene du Simitiere, a name largely forgotten by history, was one of the seemingly inexhaustible supply of polymaths roaming the byways of the newborn United States of America. Opinion | Someone tell Tucker Carlson what ‘E pluribus unum’ really means 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z Against this background, historians and philosophers consider Helmholtz to be one of the last — if not the last — polymaths in the history of science. The last polymath 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z In the hours after Paul Allen’s death Monday afternoon, remembrances and appreciations of the polymath mogul poured in from friends and colleagues. Remembering Paul Allen: In the beginning, there was Traf-O-Data and Hendrix 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z Jefferson was considered a polymath — a person of extraordinary learning, possessing encyclopedic knowledge. Perspective | A visit to Monticello offers a reminder of the enduring legacy of ‘deep rooted prejudices’ 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z The experiment predates the advent of quantum theory by 100 years and was first performed in 1801 by the English polymath Thomas Young. Review | The fascinating questions of quantum mechanics that perpetually elude answer 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z Our popular understanding of a “mob” is more than a century old, tracing back to an 1895 book called “The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind,” by the French polymath Gustave Le Bon. Some Online ‘Mobs’ Are Vicious. Others Are Perfectly Rational. 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z The original experiment, as Ananthaswamy notes, was classical, conducted by British polymath Thomas Young in the early 1800s to show that light is a wave. Two slits and one hell of a quantum conundrum 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z Benjamin Franklin might’ve been the greatest polymath since Leonardo da Vinci — yes, polymath; look it up, chumps — a politician, Freemason, author, inventor, even a postmaster. Perspective | It’s hard not to be excited about Shohei Ohtani, the ‘Babe Ruth of Japan’ 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z The gatherings are also notoriously fruitful networking opportunities; Rosenthal had told me I would be immersed in a community of “polymaths” and “savants”, but they would be a humble bunch. Welcome to Powder Mountain – a utopian club for the millennial elite 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z Citing connections across the military, business and academia, he said: “I bring, and draw on, experiences from different areas of knowledge, like a polymath.” US housing department adviser quits amid questions of fraud and inflated biography 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z The sporting polymath – she is also a brilliant windsurfer – emphatically proved otherwise. Ester Ledecka seals status as Winter Olympics snow queen with double gold 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z He is also a polymath with a background unlike that of any other general manager in baseball. How Dodgers general manager Farhan Zaidi built a dynasty — in fantasy football 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z An editor at The Times Literary Supplement, Meinhardt paints the polymath as a creature of “contradictions and ambiguous achievements” firmly rooted in German Romanticism. Humanizing the digital revolution, the secret life of yeast and Lyme disease through a climate lens: Books in brief 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z Lay's odyssey next took him to Philadelphia, where he befriended the polymath Benjamin Franklin, a future Founding Father of the USA, who would publish Lay's book, All Slave-Keepers That Keep the Innocent in Bondage, Apostates. The Quaker dwarf who fought slavery 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z “Nobody told me not to,” she says of her own polymath super powers. Margaret Atwood: ‘I am not a prophet. Science fiction is really about now’ 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z This bricolage of posthumously published essays by polymath physician and author Sacks forms a brilliant whole, showcasing his lifelong fascinations with evolution, perception, memory, creativity and time. Da Vinci's Genius, Oliver Sacks on Consciousness, and Other New Science Books. 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z Leonardo da Vinci's prowess as a polymath — driven by insatiable curiosity about everything from the human womb to deadly weaponry — still stuns. Books in brief : Nature : Nature Research 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z It was the library of a pop polymath, someone who had kept his books from film school and, against trend, added to them. The Impossible Burden of Playing Donald Trump 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z The technology was developed by Bengali polymath Jagadish Chandra Bose, who found time to study plant physiology and archaeology in between writing science fiction and pioneering the use of semiconductors in radios. History: Five millennia of Indian science : Nature : Nature Research 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z While Hall loved engineering, he wasn’t much of a businessman; his history as a polymath would rival Elon Musk, but he lacked Musk’s skills as a pitchman. The billion dollar widget steering the driverless car industry 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z Spanning star formation and Italian polymath Galileo Galilei's handmade spyglasses, astronomer William Waller's sweeping chronicle examines the formation of the Milky Way and the history of mapping and researching the 13-billion-year-old Galaxy. New in paperback : Nature : Nature Research 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z But Zverev is a polymath relative to the traditional tall player. What will tennis look like after Federer? Can it still be both beautiful and fun? 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z So is there a role in today's world for the polymath - someone who knows a lot about a lot of things? Does the world need polymaths? - BBC News 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z Next are the library and cabinet room, like stepping into the mind of this Enlightenment polymath who believed reason and knowledge could improve human condition. To understand the US's complex history with slavery, look to Thomas Jefferson 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z The Curse is a loose adaptation of a 19th century play of the same name by the Polish polymath Stanisław Wyspiański. Play in Polish theatre accused of inciting audience to murder 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z “He is something of a polymath,” said Russell Moore, the president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. For Jay Sekulow, New Trump Lawyer, Public Stumble Is Out of Character 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z Green is, if anything, adaptive as a songwriter, polymath performer and DJ. Coachella 2017 lineup: Friday acts The xx, Father John Misty and more reviewed 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z Before then, there were some polymaths who made original contributions in multiple areas. Does the world need polymaths? - BBC News 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z Further removed from the madding crowd was the French polymath Gustave Le Bon, who tried to place the roots of collective behaviour not in delusion but in infection. Birds of play demonstrate the infectious power of emotion 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z Yet Flusser is much respected and his scholarly work is quite sober, nor has he anything of the polymath’s cynicism; he is quite positive in his profession of his own humanistic creed. The Scrolls from the Dead Sea 1955-05-06T04:00:00Z Dr. Solomon was an intellectual polymath whose interests encompassed science, photography and international affairs. Richard Solomon, Kissinger aide involved in ‘Ping-Pong diplomacy’ with China, dies at 79 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z Seeking to explain everything from planetary orbits to the properties of magnets and volcanoes, the 17th-century French polymath justified this grandiose title by exploring an astounding variety of subjects. Opinion | How come we have a mind? And how can we even ask or answer this question? 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z He says he shares a personality trait with other polymaths - inquisitiveness. Does the world need polymaths? - BBC News 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z Professor Arrow was widely hailed as a polymath, possessing prodigious knowledge of subjects far removed from economics. Kenneth Arrow, Nobel-Winning Economist Whose Influence Spanned Decades, Dies at 95 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z Freud argued in his 1910 book Leonardo da Vinci and a Memory of His Childhood that the polymath researcher who not only painted but also filled notebooks with his scientific studies was repelled by sex. Did the Mona Lisa have syphilis? 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z A great preponderance of these extant and neglected notions had been proposed or refined by a peripatetic English polymath named Geoffrey Hinton. The Great A.I. Awakening 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z With Hamilton coming to London next year and an all-star Hamilton "mixtape" released this month, these are busy times for a polymath whose prodigious talents have made him very much in demand. How Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda got The Rock to sing - BBC News 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z Diamond is one of Stephen Fry's favourite polymaths. Does the world need polymaths? - BBC News 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z Castro meanwhile was celebrated as a counter-culture idol and a magnetic if messianic polymath. Former Cuban President Fidel Castro Dies at 90 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z Both are polymaths who seemed to excel at whatever they tried. Former track and field rivals, Adoree' Jackson and Dante Pettis could jump-start their teams 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z In 1869, a British polymath named Francis Galton published a popular book called “Hereditary Genius.” Five myths about genius 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z An articulate polymath, he confidently fires off thoughts with the cadence of a woodpecker. Marc Andreessen’s Sudden Silence on Twitter Stumps Silicon Valley 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z Hyman was a brilliant polymath whose encouragement to Ralph Ellison was crucial in the publication of “Invisible Man.” The haunted, humorous life and work of writer Shirley Jackson 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z “The great thing about Rob is he’s a bit of a polymath. He’s done a lot of different styles of games at Blizzard.” A New Phase for World of Warcraft’s Lead Designer: His Own Start-Up 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z Cybernetics was the term Wiener, an MIT mathematician and polymath, coined for the scientific study of feedback control and communication in animals and machines. So who put the cyber into cybersex? 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z While other college players specialize, prepare for the NFL, Jackson remains a polymath. Versatile USC athlete Adoree' Jackson wants to be a star cornerback 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z The article that turned Ms. Rice into an amateur researcher was by the legendary polymath Martin Gardner. The Importance of Recreational Math 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z He is a polymath who studied at Eton and Oxford, and was a prolific journalist and author who wrote a well-regarded book on his hero Winston Churchill. 7 Times Boris Johnson, Britain’s New Foreign Secretary, Was Anything but Diplomatic 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z Likewise, its road-improvement plan in Tajikistan, administered by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, will tactfully relocate a monument to Avicenna, a Persian polymath who memorised the Koran by the age of ten. The infrastructure of power 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z People were calling him a polymath and they weren’t even being sarcastic. BJ Novak: ‘Mindy Kaling used to bully me on set. She would lie to me’ 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z Chance is rap music’s brightest polymath, autodidact and cottage industry all rolled into one. Chance The Rapper is the world's first truly independent artist 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z But it's simply unrealistic to assume every teacher is a Prince-level virtuoso and polymath, let alone to base the job description on that assumption. Education's Dirty Little Secret 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z The brainchild of one of the world’s last great polymath thinkers, telegraphy helped inaugurate the instantaneous, intensively-networked world we inhabit today. What the Digital Age Owes to the Inventor of Morse Code 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z The route was first proposed over a century ago by the biologist and polymath Sir Gavin de Beer, but was not previously widely accepted by the academic community. We Know Where Hannibal Crossed the Alps Thanks to Ancient Horse Poop 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z Laurie, who is a bit of a polymath, has long been obsessed with Le Carré and the spy genre; in 1996, he published a well-received satiric novel called The Gun Seller. Face to Face With Hugh Laurie 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z In addition to his business interests, Mr. Mann was a polymath who designed his 17,000-square-foot mansion in Beverly Hills atop Mulholland Drive. Alfred E. Mann, businessman and philanthropist, dies at 90 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z Eugenics itself was born in Britain in the late nineteenth century, nurtured by polymath Francis Galton, a half-cousin of Charles Darwin. History of science: When eugenics became law : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z Umberto Eco, who has died aged 84, was a polymath of towering cleverness; his novels occasionally had the look and feel of encyclopedias. Umberto Eco obituary 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z “The young people we hire today at Condé Nast are fearless polymaths.” Anna Wintour confident Hillary Clinton will be next US president 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z He is a proud polymath: he told me that he has given lectures in Mandarin, and he is fond of quoting Tennyson. Can an Unorthodox Operation Cure Paraplegia? 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z This touring exhibition of ingenious models brings to life the mechanical contraptions sketched out by history's greatest polymath. Listings: Science in culture 2016 : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z Simon Callow is an actor-director-author whose polymath panache rivals Welles’s, and as his immense biography has inched forward it has undergone an evolution. A Hundred Years of Orson Welles 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z In 1969, in a book-length essay entitled Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth, the inventor and polymath Buckminster Fuller offered a striking metaphor for a new ideal of planetary management. Sustainability: The launch of Spaceship Earth : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z He was one of those great, British polymaths of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, of whom there are too few these days. Why the Pacific Is the Ocean of Tomorrow 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z IN 1874 Francis Galton, a British polymath, analysed a sample of English scientists and found the vast majority to be first-born sons. Who’s the number one son? 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z In the late 1800s, Victorian polymath Francis Galton invented a way to make composite portraits by superimposing photographs of different people. Neuroscience: The aesthetic brain : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith called Brewer a driven polymath in addition to being “extraordinarily kind.” ‘I lost part of my heart': Beloved White House staffer Jake Brewer mourned 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z The French polymath wrote a book in 1976, which accurately predicted everybody would one day have so much recorded music that it would eventually cease to have any value. Weekend Edition: The week's best reads - BBC News 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z He was the last of the great polymaths who lived at a time when you could hold all the world’s knowledge in your head. Why Is the Man Who Predicted Climate Change Forgotten? 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z He has an encyclopedic memory – Intelligent Life magazine once named him as a living example of a polymath. Bruce Dickinson: ‘Hell would freeze over before I'd stop performing’ 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z He told me about his difficult wartime childhood and his eccentric, polymath family. Oliver Sacks: Diverse Elements in Harmony 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z In “Uncle Tungsten,” Dr. Sacks described how growing up in a household of polymaths fostered his interest in science. Oliver Sacks Dies at 82; Neurologist and Author Explored the Brain’s Quirks 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z Photograph: BPI/Rex Shutterstock The New Yorker magazine once described the polymath Clive James as “a brilliant bunch of guys”. Ashes 2015: England v Australia, fourth Test, day one – live! 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z It's a good, twisty setup, making the most of Elliot's polymath paranoia, and presuming a similar paranoia in the audience. USA's Mr. Robot is a Robin Hood tale for a thoroughly hacked world 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z Although he did not attend university, he was a polymath, specialising in archaeology and biological sciences. Classics for the people – why we should all learn from the ancient Greeks 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z The tale of its discovery is something of a shaggy dog story, beginning with the father of the periodic table, the 19th Century Russian polymath Dmitri Mendeleev. The element that can make bones glow - BBC News 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z In the eleventh century, the Islamic polymath Avicenna reportedly recommended the placement of an electric catfish on the brow to counteract epilepsy. Zap Your Brain 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z Photograph: BPI/Rex Shutterstock The New Yorker magazine once described the polymath Clive James as “a brilliant bunch of guys”. Ashes 2015: England v Australia, fourth Test, day one – live! 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z It is unlikely that happenstance will soon produce another highly functioning polymath with thorough hippocampal damage. An Artist with Amnesia 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z Most vaccines are made in ways which would be familiar to Louis Pasteur, the 19th-century French polymath who put vaccination on a scientific footing. Onwards and upwards 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z There, the young polymath tackled the topic of plant sap, and how it might rise from the roots to the leaves. Newton Figured Out How Tree Sap Rises 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z "He's one of the few people that I would describe as a true polymath," Cormier said. Canadian actor-writer Don Harron dies at age 90 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z He was a true polymath, with a deep knowledge of literature, art and science; a journalist, a lecturer, a translator; an expert on Italian fascism and Nazi Germany. Why did my grandfather translate Mein Kampf? 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z A collection of both fiction and nonfiction by the bandana-wearing polymath, who was unusually adept at continental philosophy, tennis, cultural criticism and, well, old-fashioned storytelling. Our Favorite Books of 2014: Newsweek Staff Picks Their eldest son appeared to be a sporting polymath. Is Savea better than Lomu? 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Being a polymath, Tommy was a natural fit for the US system in which students apply by university rather than subject, trying classes from a choice of hundreds once there. Home and away: the British teenagers who have won scholarships at America’s top universities 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z An intellectual counter to the polymath Fermor, she was there when, aged 69, he swam the Hellespont in imitation of his idol Lord Byron. The man who hiked across Europe and kidnapped a general 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z His competitor, who claimed to have invented the balance-spring-regulated watch first, was the London polymath Robert Hooke. How the world's first smartwatch was built 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z A charismatic polymath, he remains somewhat isolated in the world of perfume scientists. The Digitising of Humanity is About to Take Another Huge Step Forward: Smell "Hsu is a distinguished geologist and polymath, but he is not an expert on human evolution and anatomy," said Professor Chris Stringer, of the Natural History Museum, London. Scientists at war over claim that Flores hobbit man is modern human with Down's syndrome 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z Wilson is a polymath, an autodidact and a bit of a mad scientist who promotes the benefits of training techniques with far-out names like “stress inoculation” and “visuo-motorization”. 'I have hyper focus disorder' – pitcher CJ Wilson channels the better Angels of his nature 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z Archimedes was one bad-ass polymath, but he couldn't make a three-footer for the money if his gold-plated protractor depended on it. Big Boy Toys: Shake Some Righteous Golf Booty for Father’s Day Lessig, a polymath, professor at Harvard Law School, is no ivory tower type. Pay Close Attention To the Greatest Radical At Work In America Today 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z A polymath whose interests extended from mechanics to fungi, Erasmus Darwin was a speculative thinker of real daring - a crucial link between the eighteenth-century Enlightenment and the 19th Century's increasing embrace of industrial technology. Essays: In Praise of the Midlands 2014-04-22T02:48:45Z Perhaps the last true polymath, Gardner has inspired so many people over the last five decades that they are almost compelled to seek each other out and share their latest discoveries. Magic, Puzzles Delight Math Fans at G4G 2014-04-01T21:15:53Z In his 85th year, political theorist and linguist Noam Chomsky remains a fiercely busy polymath and dedicated activist. Noam Chomsky, the Salon interview: Governments are power systems, trying to sustain power 2013-12-29T11:59:00Z Earlier this month, Samuel Arbesman argued in Wired that the world needs more generalists, dabblers and polymaths. To Foster Your Creativity, Don't Learn To Code; Learn To Paint 2013-12-27T07:19:00Z One of the earliest recorded attempts at an explanation involved the Dutch polymath Sir Constantijn Huygens and the amateur scientist Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle. Whose science is it anyway? 2013-10-11T15:31:49Z The elder Batista is a polymath who speaks seven languages, and a giant figure in the industrialization of Brazil. How Brazil's Richest Man Lost $34.5 Billion 2013-10-03T10:00:36Z Da Vinci, who was born in 1452, was a polymath whose talents covered painting, sculpting, architecture, mathematics and botany among many others. Da Vinci drawings on show in Venice 2013-08-29T10:41:54Z The word “polymath” was invented to describe people like him. Dot Earth Blog: ‘Harvesting the Biosphere’ – Bill Gates on Vaclav Smil 2013-07-25T18:42:53Z On a more serious note, he divided students into those for whom education is about getting a job and polymaths who seek knowledge in a lot of areas. Industry Veteran Bill Gates Gives New Perspective To The Academy 2013-07-16T15:24:00Z Life was hard for a poor Renaissance polymath. Summer books 2013-07-11T15:50:23.720Z Certainly there are still some polymaths sprinkled across the scientific community—modern-day “naturalists” with a genuine interest in how the world functions on all levels. "I Don't Know If I'm a Scientist": The Problem with Archetypes 2013-07-10T15:15:03.567Z Plural-reasoners side with polymath Pascal who warned against over reliance on the “spirit of geometry,” which sees only the mathematically characterisable. Science's Cult of Calculation 2013-04-10T01:45:00.633Z In London, probably in the late ’80s, we hooked up to go on a stroll through Highgate Cemetery; polymath Roger —also a scholar of English history, literature and grave sites—was leading the tour. Roger Ebert: Farewell to a Film Legend and Friend 2013-04-05T05:05:21Z The great medieval Jewish polymath Maimonides was at one time chief physician in the court of Saladin, the great Crusader foe of the English king, Richard Lionheart. The Last Jews of Egypt 2013-03-28T08:45:00Z Enter chief exec Jim Cumbes, a polymath of great charm, whose dogged determination was matched only by seemingly constant good cheer. Lancashire cricket risks losing something precious at its Old Trafford home 2013-03-14T11:00:00Z A true polymath and an architect of the nation’s rise as a global technology leader, Ramo is a founder of TRW and served as chief scientist for the nation’s intercontinental ballistic missile program. Father of ICBM Reflects on Future of National Defense 2012-12-13T23:58:37Z Talbot was not only the British inventor of photography but a true polymath. Bodleian library to launch £2.2m bid to stop Fox Talbot archive going overseas 2012-12-09T16:42:13Z It accomplishes what French polymath Pierre-Simon Laplace likened to “knowing the mind of God.” Why Didn't HP Make Autonomy Analyze Itself Before Buying It? 2012-11-20T17:53:54Z Leibniz, like Newton, his contemporary, was a polymath. The Original Hacker and Why His Work, 300 Years Ago, Matters Today 2012-09-19T14:01:48Z But, as is often the case with the polymath pop group, the conversation becomes a survey of the entire music scene. Pet Shop Boys: 'We don't think about the old stuff' 2012-09-05T01:02:46Z Although Whewell’s colleagues embraced the emerging trend of specializing in particular disciplines, Whewell remained a polymath with expertise in many subjects, including geology, astronomy, economics, theology, law, and the philosophy of science. Victorian-era citizen science: reports of its death have been greatly exaggerated 2012-08-30T12:45:00.207Z This synergy was embodied in great thinkers like the legendary Leonardo Da Vinci and the renowned Chinese polymath Su Song. From STEM to STEAM: Science and Art Go Hand-in-Hand 2012-08-22T17:15:05.697Z Sir David Walker said he was looking for a "polymath" to replace Bob Diamond, who resigned in the wake of the Libor rate-rigging scandal. Barclays chairman promises change 2012-08-12T11:40:51Z We will never know whether this piscine polymath would have added to his wide-ranging portfolio of tin. The Joy of Six: Former Olympic sports 2012-07-06T10:51:10Z Where are the polymaths, the inventors, the free thinkers of the Arab world? Scientific Arabian: Revolutions Then and Now 2012-06-22T17:15:02.480Z Little did I know that her most enduring adventure there was her raucous romance with her late husband, the exceedingly eccentric polymath Terrence Foley. Sex (Actually Love) And Money: A Health Care Memoir That Is Must Reading 2012-06-21T15:21:26Z “We have no paupers,” he wrote to Dr. Thomas Cooper, an Anglo-American polymath and frequent Jefferson correspondent. Way of the World: America, Land of the Equals 2012-05-03T13:20:09Z And yet the scientists who worked for them, such as the mathematician al-Khwarizmi in Baghdad and the polymath ibn al-Haytham in Cairo, are now celebrated as pathfinders. Quiet please 2012-05-02T17:20:03.010Z “The Essential Tagore,” a collection of work from Rabindranath Tagore published to mark the 150th birthday of the Bengali polymath, was formally released in Kolkata earlier this month. India Ink: 'The Essential Tagore' Joins East and West 2012-02-21T08:50:49Z And he seems to make films the way a 19th-century polymath might write, without the strain and anxiety that so often mark the modern creative temperament. A Mild-Mannered Maniac 2011-07-29T20:15:26Z Aiden’s approach harkens back to an older era for the sciences, when polymaths like Liebniz and Newton commanded respect in a variety of different fields. The Renaissance Man: How to Become a Scientist Over and Over Again 2011-06-08T13:15:10.513Z Yet the idea lived on, most notably in the work of Edward Fredkin, a polymath computer scientist who was also present on the panel. The Digital Cosmos: A Brief Reading List 2011-06-07T22:15:03.897Z "Individuals who are polymaths, able to think across different subjects, and who personify 'disruptive thinking'." Physics meets cancer: The disruptor 2011-06-01T17:20:30.187Z While a polymath, Mailer was foremost a writer — he published more than 30 books — and two cabinets contain first editions of his fiction or journalism. Norman Mailer?s Eclectic Life, as Seen Through His Last Home 2011-05-03T01:40:08Z He joined the University of Southern California in 2008 as a polymath professor, lecturing on architecture, medicine, law, economics and other subjects. Sidney Harman, Newsweek Chairman, Is Dead at 92 2011-04-13T14:30:07Z His favourite person of all of them was nautical polymath Jacques Cousteau. Inventor extraordinaire 2011-04-12T23:09:45Z It is no coincidence that geniuses like Einstein were skilled in multiple areas, or polymaths, as we like to refer to them. You Can Increase Your Intelligence: 5 Ways to Maximize Your Cognitive Potential 2011-03-07T17:15:00.513Z And the fascination is fed by Mr. Franco himself, a self-promoting — and often self-mocking — polymath who is a film director, screenwriter, painter, author, performance artist and actor, with several film projects under way. Star Has Two Roles at Yale: Scholar and Focus of Attention 2011-03-04T02:20:01Z In this, one hopes that the great polymath was wrong. Schumpeter: Ahead of the curve 2011-02-03T11:11:23Z A polymath from what was then the Samanid empire, al-Biruni helped to establish the experimental method in mechanics and travelled as far afield as western India to further his education. Lost in Wikipedia 2011-01-14T09:51:07Z The other was the older Erwin Schrödinger, an Austrian polymath who scandalized his conservative colleagues by showing up at conferences in his climbing gear, sometimes accompanied by an adolescent lover. Book Review - Quantum - By Manjit Kumar 2010-06-11T18:33:00Z But Galton was distinguished in other ways: he was one of the great scientists and polymaths of the 19th century. The Human Phenome Project 2010-06-09T01:05:00Z If it seemed the only thing this polymath could not do was play music on a saw, rest assured that he could, and quite well. Martin Gardner, Puzzler and Polymath, Dies at 95 2010-05-24T01:55:00Z Tyler Cowen -- economist of daily life, reader of five books a day, polymath blogger, food explorer -- was zipping through his inbox one day when an e-mail confused him. Tyler Cowen's appetite for ethnic food -- and answers about his life 2010-05-13T04:00:00Z Leonardo worked closely with this Sienese polymath: it's tantalisingly close to seeing Leonardo himself cited by the English warriors who used fireships against the Armada. Military genius? 2010-04-01T07:26:00Z For polymath Edward Saperia, steampunk's origins are linked closely to the rise of the net and the maker culture in particular. 'Steampunks' 2010-03-30T09:15:00Z One is the U.K.’s Biobank project, the other is the Personal Genome Project, led by the latter-day polymath George Church. The Human Phenome Project 2010-06-09T01:05:00Z In the days of vast but undiscriminating scholarship that followed the Renaissance, Josephus still enjoyed a great repute, and Scaliger, prince of polymaths, regarded him as superior to any pagan historian. Josephus Trogus was a scientific man, and seems to have desired the fame of a polymath. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius The masters of the subtle schools Are controversial, polymath. Poems |
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