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MPR 1 /2005
MPR 1 /2005
Viewpoint
Where did we come from? Where are we going? What makes
up the cosmos? These questions have occupied mankind for
thousands of years. Over the course of history, our view of
the world has changed.
up the cosmos? These questions have occupied mankind for
thousands of years. Over the course of history, our view of
the world has changed.
Biology & Medicine
Good things come with time, which is why modern man’s brain needs ten years to mature – much longer than that of its ancestors.
Material & Technology
For 40 days a year Dirk G. Kurth finds himself immersed in
another culture, in Tsukuba, Japan. His task there is to
develop a department specializing in “supramolecular functional
materials” – a challenge that requires more than just a knack
for science.
another culture, in Tsukuba, Japan. His task there is to
develop a department specializing in “supramolecular functional
materials” – a challenge that requires more than just a knack
for science.
Environment & Climate
If the atmosphere were composed of pure gases, it would be easy to see through – but minute suspended particles limit the view of climate researchers.
Culture & Society
Albert Einstein found it much easier to establish a new view of the world than to head up a research institute – there was virtually nothing the genius loathed more than bureaucracy.
After 23 years of civil war and the demise of the Taliban regime, Afghanistan is faced with radical change. The future of the country is dependent primarily on the development of the rule
of law.
of law.
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