Newsroom – Category: Humanities

From the portrait of the emperor to the goddess of wisdom - the trademark of the Max Planck Society has a varied history more

Interview with Johanna Rinceanu and Randall Stephenson, senior researchers at the Department of Criminal Law at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law in Freiburg, on what medical diagnosis and modern-day internet regulation have in common more

From the philhellenism of the 1820s to contemporary support for Ukraine more

It is controversial whether there is or should be a fundamental change from an industrial to a service society in rich Western nations more

Football clubs in former coal mining areas play an important role in terms of social cohesion between the now unemployed more

An interview on the EU's planned Digital Markets Act with competition law specialist Heiko Richter more

What options are there for holding those accountable who are responsible for the Ukraine war? In an interview, International Law expert Christian Marxsen explains which courts are responsible and what the impact of a guilty verdict over the perpetrators might be more

Interview with Max Planck Director Ralph Hertwig on climate protection and how to overcome barriers more

Why Some Information is Better Ignored more

We live in a knowledge society in which science and education is of particular importance. But under certain circumstances, we all benefit from deliberate ignorance. The Max Planck directors Ralph Hertwig and Christoph Engel explain why deliberately foregoing information in certain areas should even be prescribed and taught. more