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I thought a polymath was someone who had mastery of more than one very difficult / elusive / elite skillset. Someone like, say, Brian May (Queen guitarist and

I thought a polymath was someone who had mastery of more than one very difficult / elusive / elite skillset. Someone like, say, Brian May (Queen guitarist and astrophysicist). The guys profiled know a lot of trivia, which is certainly impressive -- but does this really make them polymaths?

shard 9y ago
Reminds me of Dan Spitz, lead guitarist of Anthrax and master watchmaker, and John Urschel, Ravens offensive lineman and mathematician.