Crises of knowledge precipitate drives towards specialisation. In our digital age we still need polymaths. This chart is taken from the book 'Ars Magna Lucis Et Umbrae' which was published in 1646 by the Jesuit scientist and inventor, Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680). Credit: SSPL/Getty Images In the last few decades, scholars have been taking an increasing … Continue reading The polymath in the age of specialisation