Social Sciences

If people act hostile towards other ethnic groups, they easily find imitators more

How do moral and ethical convictions affect local economies and impact global capitalism? This is the fundamental question driving the projects of the new Max Planck Cambridge Centre for Ethics, Economy and Social Change. more

First-borns are more likely to study more prestigious subjects at university such as medicine and engineering and can thus expect greater earnings than later-borns, who turn to arts, journalism and teaching. more

Large-scale study casts light on the nature of risk preferences more

Babies as old as only a few months are able to identify objects as 'spiders' or 'snakes' and respond to them more