After drastic cuts to the NIH, the FDA, the NSF, and the DOE, NASA science faces down its smallest budget ever. All of society will suffer.

Effective leadership requires long-term strategy — not tactical reactions.

"There is so much more uncertainty and volatility in a world that is moving fast with big countries that are more at odds with each other and with fewer rules of the road that leaders, companies, and societies are adhering to."

The nation-state had a good run, but its usefulness may have come to an end.

In post-Soviet nations where ministers have a relatively high BMI, corruption tends to be high, too.

In some organizations “founder mode” can become synonymous with over-reliance. Here’s how to avoid the pitfalls of “apparent irreplaceability.”

The electoral reform also known as instant-runoff voting promises bridge-building and broad appeal instead of culture war and gridlock.

The Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order would be just one quarter the size of Vatican City.

Historian Timothy Snyder talks with Big Think about how true liberty requires both negative and positive freedoms.

"We’re acting more like fans of a football team going to a game than a banker carefully choosing investments."

TikTok and its allies won't go down without a legal fight.

Misinterpreted data may be distorting Western predictions about the future of China's economy.

The preservation and celebration of life, and not greed, should be our primary decision-making value. 

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.

Smart CEOs can harness authenticity and humanity on socials — but one slip can spell disaster. Here’s a strategic plan.

Driven by a childhood marked by war and environmental devastation, Dyhia Belhabib developed an innovative technology to combat illegal fishing.

Beef production is largely responsible for greenhouse gas emissions from the food system.

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?

When Google runs a smart city, who owns the data?

Five times in U.S. history, American presidential candidates have ascended to leadership despite lacking the popular vote. Here's how.

Author of the Canceling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff explains the current state of free speech in the United States.

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?

Napoleon Bonaparte was a man of many faces. European historian Michael Broers explains which are featured on the silver screen and why.

The U.S. ranked 59th worldwide.

Sometimes called “the new gold,” sand is the second most exploited natural resource in the world after fresh water.

Decades ago, a disaster left three million acres of land uninhabitable and killed between 85,600 and 240,000 people. Chernobyl? No. Banqiao dam in China.

Long before the birth of Julius Caesar, the Roman Republic appointed all-powerful dictators to protect their state in times of crisis. They were remarkably self-restrained and obedient to the Roman Constitution.