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More Problems, More Fear. Where people live influences fear of crime levels in victims of crime

Where people live influences fear of crime levels in victims of crime more

The cultural evolution of collective property rights

The evolution of sustainable institutions critically depends on clearly defined and enforced access rights more

Housing estate at dusk with street lighting

Criminologists use Virtual Reality to assess the impact of street lighting and watching-eyes interventions more

Cultural transmission in women’s subsistence networks

Women’s foraging groups provide important opportunities for children and adolescents to learn crucial subsistence skills more

a big family sitting together and enjoying an afternoon

Recent study shows evolution of kinship structures through 2100 more

Ältere Person betrachtet die letzten Münzen aus ihrer Brieftasche

New study examines risk preference among poor people more

Socioeconomic inequality in children’s epigenetics

Children growing up in under-resourced families have epigenetic profiles associated with worse health more

Father plays with his child in a garden.

A study analyzes the complex the relationship between personality and parenthood more

Elderly worker at a milling machine

A study confirms this trend, while also showing major differences between men and women, eastern and western Germany, and low and high-skilled workers more

Short-term thinking, criminal action

New research from the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law contribute to explaining the connection between short-term mindsets and later crime in adolescents. more

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More Problems, More Fear. Where people live influences fear of crime levels in victims of crime

Where people live influences fear of crime levels in victims of crime more

The cultural evolution of collective property rights

The evolution of sustainable institutions critically depends on clearly defined and enforced access rights more

Housing estate at dusk with street lighting

Criminologists use Virtual Reality to assess the impact of street lighting and watching-eyes interventions more

a big family sitting together and enjoying an afternoon

Recent study shows evolution of kinship structures through 2100 more

Ältere Person betrachtet die letzten Münzen aus ihrer Brieftasche

New study examines risk preference among poor people more

Father plays with his child in a garden.

A study analyzes the complex the relationship between personality and parenthood more

Elderly worker at a milling machine

A study confirms this trend, while also showing major differences between men and women, eastern and western Germany, and low and high-skilled workers more

Short-term thinking, criminal action

New research from the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law contribute to explaining the connection between short-term mindsets and later crime in adolescents. more

Employment has a positive effect on mothers’ well-being

Women with very young children need more support more

Sediment core lying in the snow with metre stick next to it

Researchers announce major step towards defining a new geological epoch more

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Hugh hydrogen tanks against a blue sky

The crisis in Ukraine has driven up energy prices, obscuring a dilemma that we’re likely to face in the near future - the use of fossil fuels will become more attractive again for countries that cannot afford or do not want to make the transition to renewable energies. Against this backdrop, Kai A. Konrad from the Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance advocates speeding up the search for alternative uses, starting now. more

Oil painting with center right and left two Ottoman soldiers wearing turbans and moustaches, and 13 civilians, men, women and children lying or crouching between them, some appearing dead.

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

Large fans and rusty gears in front of a concrete wall outdoors

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

Miners stand on the pitch in the Schalker Arena before the game; hammer and pick are shining above them.

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

Harry Potter and Deliberate Ignorance in Welfare Economics

Why Some Information is Better Ignored more

The future in crisis

To overcome the Coronavirus outbreak, sociopolitical and economic visions for the future are needed just as urgently as vaccines or emergency assistance from the state. A contribution by Lisa Suckert more

Regulatory thickets – a problem?

A game-theoretical study shows when bureaucracies tend to excessive regulations more

"A liberal culture within the police force is something worth fighting for"

Following the attacks by rioting youths on police officers in Stuttgart and the police violence against blacks in the USA, Max Planck Director Ralf Poscher explains in an interview the different cultures of the police in Germany and the USA and the possibilities of preventing discrimination. more

Covid-19 and enduring stigma

The corona pandemic is increasing xenophobia and exclusion worldwide. A commentary by Steven Vertovec more

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Four questions for Raisa Sherif

Raisa Sherif,  now a senior research fellow at Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance, talks about her work, what advice she has for girls who want to become researchers, and the challenges of becoming a researcher. more

Spot On - Rosalia Engchuan

In this video, anthropologist Rosalia Engchuan talks about her research in Indonesia. She looks at how Indonesian filmmakers respond to the challenges of their social and environmental surroundings and how they influence the development of moral values, for example, through solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community. more

Grey parrots help others to obtain food

Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology based at the research station outpost for parrot comparative cognition in the Loro Parque in Tenerife, Spain, have shown that parrots exhibit a high level of social intelligence and cooperativeness. They readily help others, even when there is no immediate opportunity for reciprocation. Moreover, they reciprocate received favours and do not appear jealous, if conspecifics obtain a better reward than themselves. more

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