Questions Only V: Where's The Beef?

Post by **RJDiogenes** » Mon Apr 01, 2019 9:29 pm

Have you ever looked up something interesting on Wiki and found interesting links in the article that lead you to an exponentially expanding network of interesting links until your head explodes?

scottydog · Post by **scottydog** » Mon Apr 01, 2019 10:31 pm

Holy smokes. Is there something wrong with me that that doesn't happen to me?

Post by **RJDiogenes** » Tue Apr 02, 2019 10:27 pm

Is it possible all your addictive impulses are wrapped up in chocolate?

scottydog · Post by **scottydog** » Tue Apr 02, 2019 11:07 pm

Isn't it better to have one, mother of all addictions, going all in, in lieu of a dozen dull, puny, ill-developed addictions?

Post by **RJDiogenes** » Wed Apr 03, 2019 10:51 pm

Do you think specialization is a good thing for society, or not?

scottydog · Post by **scottydog** » Wed Apr 03, 2019 11:45 pm

Wouldn't it be ideal for society to have a good balance of specialists with great depth and polymaths with great breadth?

Post by **RJDiogenes** » Thu Apr 04, 2019 9:59 pm

What would happen if everyone specialized in polymathery?

Polymathistism?

Polymathematics?

Whatever.

scottydog · Post by **scottydog** » Thu Apr 04, 2019 11:29 pm

Is it possible that Yuval Noah Harari is one of the world's top polymaths?

And have you begun to read his books yet?

Post by **RJDiogenes** » Fri Apr 05, 2019 9:36 pm

Is there anybody who specializes in ranking polymaths?

I have read bits and pieces of Harari's books, but haven't had a chance to dig in yet.

scottydog · Post by **scottydog** » Sat Apr 06, 2019 2:03 am

What would be the best way to tell if someone is indeed a polymath? Would they do well playing Jeopardy?

Post by **RJDiogenes** » Sat Apr 06, 2019 6:06 pm

Given the nearly infinite number of unique interests in the human experience, wouldn't every polymath be unique?

scottydog · Post by **scottydog** » Sat Apr 06, 2019 9:09 pm

Besides Isaac Asimov, who have been your favorite polymaths of the past century?

Post by **RJDiogenes** » Sun Apr 07, 2019 8:14 pm

Arthur C Clarke and Ray Bradbury to name a couple, but aren't all Science Fiction writers polymaths?

scottydog · Post by **scottydog** » Sun Apr 07, 2019 11:12 pm

What makes sci-fi writers more likely to be polymaths as compared to writers in other genres?

Post by **RJDiogenes** » Mon Apr 08, 2019 9:57 pm

Don't they need all that polymathery for their world-building and to properly extrapolate the discoveries and inventions in their stories?

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