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Researchers studying the science of cultural evolution have conducted a comprehensive study of the role of 'first-mover advantage' in music, the power of being first, mirroring the concept's proven importance in the business world. Data collected from nearly one million songs across 110 music genres supports the hypothesis that pioneering artists and bands who lay the groundwork for new genres achieve greater popularity than their later contemporaries.

Heidelberg research network wants to attract attention to loss of biodiversity with an action at the interface of art and science With an artwork depicting a butterfly threatened with extinction - a

Cluster of Excellence BCDSS at the University of Bonn shows films about strong asymmetrical power relations and dependencies Who's Got the Power?