Max Plank Society

Max Plank Society

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Location: München - Bayern
Hofgartenstraße 8, 80539 München

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The Max Planck Society is Germany’s most successful research organization. Since its establishment in 1948, no fewer than 20 Nobel laureates have emerged from the ranks of its scientists, putting it on a par with the best and most prestigious research institutions worldwide. The more than 15,000 publications each year in internationally renowned scientific journals are proof of the outstanding research work conducted at Max Planck Institutes - and many of those articles are among the most-cited publications in the relevant field. The currently 86 Max Planck Institutes and facilities conduct basic research in the service of the general public in the natural sciences, life sciences, social sciences, and the humanities. Max Planck Institutes focus on research fields that are particularly innovative, or that are especially demanding in terms of funding or time requirements. And their research spectrum is continually evolving: new institutes are established to find answers to seminal, forward-looking scientific questions, while others are closed when, for example, their research field has been widely established at universities. This continuous renewal preserves the scope the Max Planck Society needs to react quickly to pioneering scientific developments.

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Environment - Mar 12

Wolves kill-and ravens remember where

Environment

In Yellowstone National Park, birds primarily search for food in areas where wolves frequently hunt prey.

Weaponizing Kinship

Social Sciences

Researchers examine the long-term demographic consequences of the Colombian armed conflict for those who survived the violence.

Innovation - Mar 3

Why Reducing Bureaucracy Fails When It Comes to Signatures

A new study warns that efforts to reduce bureaucracy may fail due to a lack of information among the population. The representative survey conducted by the Institute has found that the majority of adults in Germany are unaware of new legal provisions allowing them to dispense with handwritten signatures in everyday transactions. However, some segments of the population are systematically better informed.

Life and death in Late Bronze Age Central Europe

History & Archeology

Insights into the lives of people in the Late Bronze Age: Interdisciplinary analyses (DNA, isotopes) shed light on the ancestry, mobility, diet, health, and burial practices of people in Central Europe during this period.

Environment - Mar 10

Europe’s buzzards are losing their colour diversity

Environment

A Europe-wide citizen science study reveals common buzzards are becoming more uniform in colour. Mapping colour: Scientists used nearly 100,000 citizen science observations to map and track common buzzard plumage colour across Europe.

Caught red-handed

Life Sciences

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Media - Mar 3

How journalism can survive in the age of AI

Legal scholar Josef Drexl calls for a new remuneration model to protect against AI displacement. The value of human creativity: Josef Drexl, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, emphasizes that AI depends on human creativity and that human thinking is essential for democracy.

Health - Feb 26

New diagnostic markers for multiple sclerosis discovered in cerebrospinal fluid

Health

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