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Social Stratification
39mins
"One of the ways you can see the Roman Empire is it's the worldwide web of its day."
A survey of more than 6,000 of the world's richest, most influential people shows that 9% of them attended Harvard University.
6mins
Why most billionaires aren’t geniuses and most geniuses aren’t billionaires, explained by political scientist Brian Klaas.
To see a true cross-section of American society, head to Applebee's, Buffalo Wild Wings, IHOP, Chili’s, and Olive Garden.
China has always been one of the world’s wealthiest nations, but Chinese wealth looks different across the country’s eventful history.
"When Harry Met Sally" lied to you.
Ideal models of family life have been broken by societal, technological, and cultural shifts — and we need to rethink our options.
Metaphors like the Great Chain of Being can lead people to misunderstand evolution and humanity’s place in the web of life.
While the steep rise of inequality in the United States is well-known, long-run data on the incomes of the richest shows countries have followed a variety of trajectories.
If a person stands little chance of ever being wealthy, perhaps playing the lottery is a rational decision.
6mins
Why marriage is thriving — and dying — in different American classes.
A study out of Sweden shows that the highest earning men are slightly less intelligent than those just below them on the economic ladder.
We all see beauty the same way.
For the first time in nearly 1500 years, fewer than half the people in England and Wales consider themselves Christian.
For centuries, the only way to travel between the Old and New World was through ships like the RMS Lusitania. Experiences varied wildly depending on your income.
They believe in meritocracy, yet leave their kids massive wealth.
When you wish upon a star, it probably makes a difference who you are.
It's the clitoris, stupid!
Like witchcraft, "racecraft" refers to a kind of magical thinking — one that treats race as if it were scientifically meaningful.
France is split in two by its very own "desert," the Empty Diagonal. The area’s depopulation is fairly recent, and Paris is to blame.