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Individual qualities matter more than group qualities when choosing a new friend from an ethnic or religious group other than one’s own
“Having a friend who is a ‘good person’ is important above all else.”
Jahresbericht der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft 2015
Radolfzell Forschungsausblick: Quanten-Engineering mit optischer Technologie Dominique Elser
Annual Report 2015 of the Max Planck Society in detail
Radolfzell Sub-Institute Quantum engineering with optical technology Dominique Elser
Auf welchen Wegen der moderne Mensch von Afrika nach Asien gelangt ist, gehört zu den ungelösten Rätseln der menschlichen Frühgeschichte. Eine neue Studie eines internationalen Forschungsteams argumentiert nun, dass der Mensch unter feuchteren klimatischen Bedingungen in der Vergangenheit durchaus die Wüste Gobi oder andere extreme Lebensräume in Zentralasien durchquert haben könnte.
Die Sanddünen von Mongol Els ragen aus der mongolischen Steppe heraus.
Tracking the interstellar object ‘Oumuamua to its home
The object is either elongated as in this image, or else shaped like a pancake.
In the future, will we transport computer chips on banknotes, roll up our monitors before putting them into our pockets, and store and access ever larger volumes of data on our PCs in a very fast and easy manner? Max Planck researchers are working on „organic electronics“ and nano storage units in order to ensure that such scenarios eventually become part of our everyday lives.
Climate Climate Gives Corals an Acid Bath Life is more abundant here than anywhere else
A phone call between two friends or small talk on the street – this is the glue that holds human society together. Nick Enfield and Stephen Levinson, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in the Dutch city of Nijmegen, are interested in such everyday conversational situations. They want to know how language, culture and cognition interrelate.
for one’s own benefit or to quarrel with strangers – you don’t find that anywhere else
Humans have a strong desire to help each other, but is spite also part of the human condition?
I thought if they knew they couldn’t have the food, they wouldn’t let anyone else
Our planet provides a comfortable home for life. But in some places and at some times, it is quite uncomfortable on Earth: heat or cold, heavy precipitation or absolute drought, strong winds, lightning, volcanic eruptions or earthquakes threaten the existence of many living beings. The only chance is to adapt as well as possible to these inhospitable conditions and to live with them. How do plants cope with drought? Can extreme weather events be predicted? And what role do natural disasters play in art and culture? The articles in this issue’s „Focus“ provide answers.
After all, it is enough if everyone else is following the rules – right?
The Arctic is one of the habitats undergoing the most radical transformation as a result of climate change. Nobody can predict the effects it will have on biodiversity in the Arctic Ocean.
The deep-sea inhabitants would have nothing else to eat, as they rely on sinking
