geopolitics
In today’s political climate, how can we come together and seek some common ground or understanding? What are the mechanics of doing that? Is there some script or set of […]
“We’re acting more like fans of a football team going to a game than a banker carefully choosing investments.”
Famed activist Bayard Rustin constantly faced the dilemma of coordinating collective pursuits among diverse groups of people.
In a world of rising cynicism, a celebration of our capacity to create, adapt, and thrive.
Absence makes the heart (and public opinion) grow fonder.
19 rooms. 1,636 square feet. 1,800 years of history.
Hypersonic aircraft can fly at least five times the speed of sound. They would make for terrifying weapons.
Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Tower is poised to become the world’s tallest building. What’s behind the century-plus drive to build ever taller skyscrapers?
How (not) to end up in the ash heap of history.
Because of their large and unfriendly neighbor to the east, the Baltics would rather be Scandinavian.
A radical proposal reimagines Europe as a carbon-neutral continent where national boundaries are replaced by regions defined by renewable energy capabilities.
This may be the largest helium reservoir in U.S. history.
“Values emphasizing tolerance and self-expression have diverged most sharply, especially between high-income Western countries and the rest of the world.”
The majority of people in every country support action on climate, but the public consistently underestimates this share.
Throughout the world, traditional political organizations are increasingly seen as dysfunctional. But can democracies live without them?
Plagues, war, and genocide were literally frozen in time.
A rift in thinking about who should control powerful new technologies sent the brothers on diverging paths. For one, the story ended with a mission to bring science to the public.
The Antarctic Treaty of 1959 prohibited nations from making new land claims on the continent. But it never mentioned claims from private individuals.
Five times in U.S. history, American presidential candidates have ascended to leadership despite lacking the popular vote. Here’s how.
No shots fired. No flags raised. And no dry land gained. Still, the U.S. effectively grew by the size of about two Californias in December.
There is a cross-country correlation between democracy and health. Is there good evidence to suggest it is causal?
The U.S. ranked 59th worldwide.
Big Think spoke with AI expert Nick Jennings about the future of regulating fast-evolving AI.
Thanks to protocols established centuries ago in Europe, world leaders no longer need to worry about having their heads bashed with an axe.
Many countries’ histories are governed by the familiar demographic story of growth, industrialization, and decline. But not France.
This minimalist map unties Asia’s mountainous geography, centered on the “Pamir Knot.”
The Pan-American Highway began a century ago with a vision of unfettered motor-vehicle access between Alaska and Tierra del Fuego. What happened to the dream?
The Persian Constitutional Revolution made unlikely allies and enemies of missionaries, ayatollahs, the shah, and his Russian ambassadors. Its legacy shaped modern-day Iran.
Australian soldiers fighting the Japanese recruited native New Guineans to their campaign.
