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I spend most my time doing Python (for scientific programming).

Knew Java, C++, Matlab and Perl before I learned Python.

A couple years ago, I learned R... I still use that a few times a week. Don't think it's improved my python programming.

More recently learned Clojure and Javascript. I think those count as meaningfully different from Python. I program differently in those languages, but I'm skeptical they've made me a better python progammer.

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I'm skeptical they've made me a better python progammer.

Maybe it hasn't, the whole idea is basically acquiring tacit knowledge and understanding through osmosis. That's why its hard to quantify how it should work.

Try learning Haskell. The concepts I discovered while learning it were very influential in my approach to other languages, even if I don't use Haskell itself all the time.

I would suggest http://learnyouahaskell.com/

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