Each year, the World Happiness Report ranks countries based on their citizen's life satisfaction. My home country, Finland, tends to... more

Many traditional societies accept polygyny (one man, many wives). Monogamy, too, is practised across the globe. But what about polyandry... more

Happy New Year 2025! To celebrate, here is an encore of what proved to be the most popular episode of... more

This was fun! Last Wednesday saw the first-ever live recording of On Humans. The event was held at the London... more

Persians. Romans. Chinese. Guptas. Abbasids. Mongols. British. The list of the world’s largest empires is a list of different peoples of... more

Why do wars begin? How can we avoid them? Do countries wage wars whenever it suits their own goals? Or... more

Our ancestors did not wage war. Warfare emerged only when humans started settling down and storing food. Indeed, some modern... more

Daron Acemoglu has been awarded the 2024 Nobel-prize for Economic Science. This is a great testament to his impressive career.... more

You are given 20 dollars in cash. You can use it as you wish, but with one condition: you have... more

Where is China today? Will its rise continue to benefit the vast majority of its population? Or is Xi Jinping's... more