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I found these and thought I would share them here. I think the charts were made by Owen McCormick. Bronze Age Iron Age

New neuroscience research suggests the roots of friendship run deeper than shared hobbies or happy accidents — they may be wired into the brain itself. You know that feeling of instant connection with a stranger — the sense that you're simply on the same wavelength? Science may have just...

Bullying is unfortunately a reality for many teenagers around the world. But its frequency varies a lot depending on where you live. It is much more common in Eastern Europe than in Western Europe, with the exception of the UK and Ireland.

Often a map or a chart is worth a thousand words. Which subjects are the most popular at university in each country? There are huge variations. Engineering is the most common master in Japan (33% of all Masters) and Sweden (23%). The Arts & Humanities are most popular in Germany (15%), Italy...

Sheep density in Europe

Feudal France in 1032 (under the reign of Henry I of France) Holy Roman Empire during the reign of the Hohenstaufen Emperors (1138 – 1254) For those who don't speak German: Königrecih = Kingdom HZT (Herzogtum) = Duchy Fürstentum = Principality MGFT (Markgrafschaft) = Magraviate...

The waves of ancient Greek colonization from 750 to 450 BCE

This thread is designed to share interesting charts about economic indicators to compare where countries stand. Salaries have increased considerably from 2010 to 2024 in new EU member states. The fastest wage growth were in Latvia (+77%), Lithuania (+67%), Estonia (+40%) and Poland (+38%)...

We already have a threat about interesting maps, but I thought I would start one specifically about historical maps as they are so many of them. Map of Roman expansion Linguistic map of the Roman world at its height Linguistic map of Western Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire...

The US, the UK, the Netherlands and Japan are the only four countries that do not guarantee paid public holidays!

Countries in blue (negative scores) have no political polarization at all, meaning that people supporting different political parties can interact in a completely friendly manner. Conversely, the redder a country is on the map, the more hostile people are towards people with different political...

You want the best for your child. So you warn them. The world is dangerous, people can't be trusted, and life will disappoint them if they're not prepared. It feels responsible — even loving. But a growing body of psychological research suggests this well-meaning instinct may be quietly...

True, but there are also plenty of low IQ people among the "natives".

Do you mean recent immigrants since the 20th century, or historical migrations? Shall we take into account regions of France that were next relatively recently as foreign ancestry? For example, Savoy and Nice have only been part of France since 1860. Does it count as Italian ancestry? What...

Who would have thought ten years ago that several regions of the UK would be poorer than Slovenia or Lithuania in 2026? The consequences of Brexit are only starting to emerge and are probably going to get much worse over the next 10 years.

A landmark neuroimaging study finally shows what happens in the brain when an emotionally sensitive person encounters another's joy or sadness Have you ever met someone who tears up at a stranger's smile, or feels physically drained after a crowded party — not because they're anxious or shy...

Slow Down and Live: How Europe's 30 km/h Revolution Is Saving Lives From Graz to Amsterdam, a quiet transformation is reshaping urban streets — and the data proves it's working. There is a moment, familiar to anyone who has watched a child dart across a cobblestone street or a cyclist squeeze...

A new genomic study published in Science has overturned a long-held belief about when domestic cats arrived in Europe, finding that they were introduced not by Neolithic farmers thousands of years ago, but rather around 2,000 years ago — most likely from North Africa. Background and Previous...

Association between intelligence quotient and violence perpetration in the English general population A 2019 study published in Psychological Medicine examined the relationship between intelligence and violence perpetration in the general English population. Conducted by Louis Jacob, Josep...

Dark Triad Across 18 Cultures (Rogoza et al., 2022) Published in the Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, this study by Rogoza and colleagues examined 10,298 adults from 18 cultures across Europe, America, Africa, and Asia, with a mean age of 40.3 years and a roughly even gender split. How Much...