Polymath

 is a special skill that essentially makes the character better at communication and IT tasks by allowing two additional private chat channels and granting 1 per day (with the ability to store 2). In turn, it makes them slightly less effective at manual tasks - all chance-based actions like repairing, ship/personal combat, or firefighting.

It has a unique synergy with in that they both give the same special action points. A character with both skills will receive 3 per day, to a maximum of 6, which can be saved up for a burst of activity.

Affected actions
(NERON's Core), (Calculator), (Research Lab), (Astro Terminal), (Comms Center), (Comms Center), (Comms Center), (Comms Center):
 * If any are available, uses 1  instead of 2.

Apparently every action that involves a chance of success has that chance lowered by a relative -10%.

Examples:
 * Sabotage a : 22% chance at first try, instead of 25%.

Additional effects
Allows up to five private channels frequencies instead of just three.