Is chess a measure of intelligence?

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Alex Colovic, Grandmaster, Blogger, Coach • Answered June 11, 2017

I don't think so. Having played chess since I was 6 and being a professional since I was approximately 9, I have observed a very curious phenomenon.

Chess has become an inte...

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"Europeans stole the wealth of India, Indonesia, and the Middle East" is a common summary of colonialism, but how exactly did this "theft" work? What system was setup to manage the transfer of this wealth to the colonial metropolis?

Emmanuel-Francis Nwaolisa Ogomegbunam, I am a Realist • Updated February 12

In the case of India, in cash (Legends have it that they were guided by the spirit of Randy Moss). After his victory at the Battle of Plassey, Robert Clive strolled into th...

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Do lions have any natural predators?

Boris Sanochkin, former (Ret.) Lt. Colonel • Answered June 27

The answer might sound shocking, but not counting humans, baboons are routinely targeting lions for extermination.

The lions are dangerous predators of primates, to counter ...

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It seems Anatoly Karpov commands considerably less fascination than either Bobby Fischer or Garry Kasparov. If accurate, why is this?

Franklin Veaux, Real-time strategy fan since the first C&C. • Answered April 9

There's an apocryphal story that when Karpov was being interviewed after a tournament, the interviewer asked him about his style. He replied, "Style? I have no style. I sim...

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Is China's biggest problem Corruption?

David Moore, Evolutionary Logotherapist • Answered September 27