Digital media – a threat to democracy? 

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Digital media are increasingly shaping the political landscape worldwide. A new replication study takes a closer look at earlier research on the influence of digital media on democracy and confirms worrying developments. Although digital media offer opportunities for political participation and access to information, they also contribute to polarization, declining trust in institutions, and the spread of misinformation.   Digital media – a threat to democracy? 

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Neural stem cells outside the brain

Neural stem cells outside the brain

April 10, 2025
Medicine Stem Cells
The detection of peripheral neural stem cells could transform the treatment of Parkinson's disease and spinal cord injuries
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Human presence in Malta earlier than previously thought

April 09, 2025
Anthropocene
Mediterranean hunter gatherers navigated long-distance sea journeys well before the first farmers
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Dennis Gaitsgory at the award ceremony on April 5, 2025 in Santa Monica.

Dennis Gaitsgory wins 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics

April 06, 2025
Awards Mathematics
Dennis Gaitsgory, director at the Max Institute for Mathematics in Bonn, has been awarded the Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics for his central role in the proof of the geometric Langlands conjecture.
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Max Planck Postdoc Program

Max Planck Postdoc Program

The new Max Planck Postdoc Program offers top emerging talents a range of attractive measures and opportunities
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Postdoc Position (m/f/d) | Research Group “Our Children’s Children: A Comparative Analysis of Constitutional Protections of Future Generations”

Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy, München
April 11, 2025

PhD Position in Law (m/f/d) | Research Group “Our Children’s Children: A Comparative Analysis of Constitutional Protections of Future Generations”

Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy, München
April 11, 2025

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Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Frankfurt am Main
April 10, 2025
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Climate and transformation

Climate and transformation

In addition to climate forecasts, the consequences of climate change are increasingly becoming the focus of research at Max Planck Institutes
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The brain

The brain

The human brain is the most complex organ that nature has ever produced: 100 billion nerve cells and many times more contact points give it capabilities that no supercomputer can match
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Migration

Migration

The causes and consequences of human mobility and its history are central topics for research at Max Planck Institutes
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Cluster cosmology and mass calibration in KiDS-1000: methods for current and upcoming surveys

Apr 1, 2025 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

Towards more sustainable uses of rare earth elements - from an inorganic and biological perspective

Apr 1, 2025 from 04:00 PM to 05:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

ESG Intermediaries and Corporate Sustainability Convergence

Apr 8, 2025 from 05:00 PM to 06:15 PM (Local Time Germany)

Corals as a dumping ground? What research says about the threat of microplastics?

Apr 10, 2025 from 05:00 PM to 08:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

Consuming Modernism: Erich Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, and the Museum of Modern Art

Apr 14, 2025 from 06:00 PM to 07:30 PM (Local Time Germany)

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National Security Law, Authoritarian Legacy, and Constitutional Courts

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Evaluation - The procedures of the Max Planck Society
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MPI for Evolutionary Biology
New Study Calls for a Rethink of Cooperation in Biology more
MPI of Immunobiology and Epigenetics
From one to the right more
MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology
Animal behavioral diversity at risk in the face of declining biodiversity more

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Unraveling Behavior

Unraveling Behavior

Podcast
A science podcast about the patterns driving human judgment and decision making. In each episode,  Ana Sofia Morais sits down with a researcher to explore how people make decisions, how they handle risk, and how our surroundings and the online world shape our behavior.
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Cell droplet research

Cell droplet research

Video
A new hope for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. A film about the research of Anthony Hyman, who was awared the Koerber Prize 2022 and the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences 2023.
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Flight and Trauma

Flight and Trauma

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Traumatic experiences from fleeing war zones can lead to distressing symptoms, which impair everyday life. Now with Ukranian sub-titles.
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