Pakistani academic Akbar S. Ahmed reflects on his life and career through 6 books that shaped him.

American physicist Fritjof Capra reflects on his life and career through 6 of his favourite books.

Carline King, co-founder and editor of Napkin Poetry Review shares the exercises to help you apply poetic tools to navigate ambiguity and uncertainty in your life.

British historian Felipe Fernandez-Armesto reflects on his life and career through 6 books that shaped him.

Daniel Levitin explores the rich overlap between art and science.

Richard Dunne and Revd Dr Keith Eyeons together consider how we might benefit from a holistic understanding of the world.

Indian scholar, literary theorist, and feminist critic Gayatri Spivak reflects on her life and career through 6 books that shaped here.

FT’s management editor Andrew Hill explores how companies can benefit from hiring and encouraging polymathic employees at all levels of the organisation.

Professor Peter Taylor talks about a half century of multidisciplinary education at the Open University.

Take part in this unique virtual workshop that blends academic rigour with gameplay and art to help you understand the future of work.

Renowned American linguist and political philosopher Noam Chomsky explores his life and thoughts through 6 books that shaped him.

The founding faculty of the London Interdisciplinary School reflect on the many benefits of an interdisciplinary approach to learning.

Professor Herminia Ibarra examines how we can clarify our career goals and aspirations, and discover new means to achieving them.

An exploration into the lives and work of Eleanor Marx and May Morris.

Professor Dean Simonton, a world authority on human intelligence and creative genius, and polymathy scholar Angela Cotollessa shed new light on the nature of those impossibly talented polymaths.

Modern day polymath Raymond Tallis considers his life navigating the intellectual waters of the arts and sciences.

Three visual artists from MTArt Agency reflect on the intellectual process behind the conception and creation of major works of art.

Robert Nail and Carl Gombrich examine the optimal learning approach to tackle the real world problems of the 21st century.

FT Editor Gillian Tett explains the dangers of a silo mentality in business.

Live Q&A round up with curator of the Polymath Festival Waqās Ahmed and performance by renowned musician and cognitive scientist Shama Rahman.

Martin Poulter shares how Wikipedia enables self-directed learning and knowledge philanthropy, and how you can start on your own journey.

Live Q&A round up with Waqās Ahmed and five of the festival’s key moderators; Nizam Uddin; Paul Gladstone Reid; Marine Tanguy; Omran Matar; and Shama Rahman.

Four of the world’s leading polymaths provide insight and tips into how to make a multidisciplinary life work for you.

American developmental psychologist Howard Gardner lays bare his Theory of Multiple Intelligences and how it might more relevant today than ever.

Renowned academic Adil Najam and Harvard Professor Veronica Boix Mansilla reflect on the need for cognitively flexible global leadership.

American scholar of cognitive science, physics, and comparative literature Douglas Hofstadter reflects on his life and career through 6 books that shaped him.

Join psychiatrist and author Iain McGilchrist in a fascinating conversation about the dual nature of the human brain.

Founder of the Institute for Real Growth Marc de Swaan Arons offers a profile of the new DaVinci growth mindset for 21st century business.

2-Hour art multidisciplinary workshop from the Prince's School of Traditional Arts where participants can engage with the Quadrivium.

Lucy Crompton-Reid, professor Rand Spiro, and Bobby Seagull discuss the tools needed to traverse and navigate the Information Age.

This star-studded panel gives an insight into the multifaceted lives of musical artists.

Three design visionaries lead a discussion about the complexities and benefits of multidimensionality in the design process