Newsroom – Category: Humanities

Intercountry adoption as a field of conflict: the absence of market characteristics more

Interview with sociologist Tobias Vogt from the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research more

Smiles perceived as genuine promote cooperation more

Very young children imitate their peers to fit in, while great apes tend to stick to their own preferences more

Infants perceive fearful looks from eye whites more

Chinese history shows us that major projects depend many small decisions. This sheds new light on the central role of planning for worlds of knowledge - and the dramatic effects that may result from such activities. more

Large-scale technology projects – and their dramatic effects – highlight the role size and scale play in our understanding of the world that surrounds us more

What labels on textiles can tell us about society more

After the fall of the Berlin Wall: additional euros eastern Germans received in benefits from pensions and public health insurance account for higher life expectancy more

Changes in the social environment can nevertheless speed up the development of a language's lexicon more