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For a mind insatiably curious, every domain of knowledge holds its own spell. Yet some fields possess a peculiar magnetism. For me, that field is History, in its broadest anthropological sense: from deep prehistory to the recent past. It is, perhaps, the most self-reflexive of all human inquiries – the study of how we have studied ourselves. Though much of it remains speculative, punctuated by vast white zones of unrecorded life, history is also the realm we know most about,

“In times of drastic change it is the learners who inherit the future." Eric Hoffer 1. The Magnetic Pull of Deep There is something...

Polymathic Federalism As A Model for Post-Nation-State Cohesion To call India a nation-state is to miss the entire story. It is a...

The concept of alankara   has mesmerized me ever since I first encountered it many years ago. I stumbled upon it while my philosophical...

Polymathic traits, once innate to Stone Age humans, were key to their survival. Hunter-gatherers, navigating ever-changing environments...

A New Intellectual Paradigm for Europe In an age marked by cascading polycrises and intensifying geopolitical rivalry, Europe’s...

" We have assigned you, trace for yourself the lineaments of your own nature. I have placed you at the very center of the world, so that from that vantage point you may with greater ease glance round about you on all that the world contains. We have made you a creature neither of heaven nor of earth, neither mortal nor immortal, in order that you may, as the free and proud shaper of your own being, fashion yourself in the form you may prefer. ” "Oration on the Dignity of Man"

Why do many polymaths transcend the need for nationalistic or religious labels, evolving into anationals? The seismic shifts in...

One question I get asked often is about the similarity between Polymathic Thinking and Systems Thinking. To a systems thinker, they might...

Lately, I've been contemplating the word "multidimensional" in relation to a human being. Why don't we use it more often? The term...

The boundaries between disciplines are human inventions; nature solves its problems without regard for our categories. Africa’s wisdom...

Era of Superphenomena: The Rise of ‘Super’ and Its Implications on Learning Have you also caught on to the growing trend of the prefix...

The common belief is that in the Age of AI we will not have to learn much, because everything will be done by AI. I want to express the...

The Future of Education: From Freedom to Freedom History In the vast timeline of Homo sapiens, spanning roughly 300,000 years, the...

In a world where Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the future, what is in store for our children? Do you know what dreams they will...