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July 05, 2012 | News | New Publication
Species that use more energy live longer and have fewer children. But is this true of humans? After all, humans satisfy their appetite for energy through electrical outlets. more
July 03, 2012 | Defo News
Read the latest issue of Demografische Forschung aus erster Hand to find out how a new model produces more reliable forecasts of population development. more
June 25, 2012 | Press Release
MPIDR scientist discovers unseen global migration in e-mail flows and makes U.S. emigration visible for the first time. more
June 14, 2012 | News | Rostock´s Eleven
Men die earlier than women. But that was not always so, as long ago it was women who died earlier. Why that is and what has changed - these are questions addressed by MPIDR-scientist Svenja Weise. more
June 01, 2012 | News
James W. Vaupel held a discussion panel on demographic change at the summit. His appeal to the politicians: “The 21st century will be a century of the redistribution of work.” more
May 31, 2012 | News
The Human Mortality Database is a collection of detailed population and mortality data, created to support research in longevity. It has celebrated its 10th anniversary in May. more
May 30, 2012 | News
Pavel Grigoriev from the Laboratory of Demographic Data has successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis. In his studies, he analyzed mortality data in Belarus. more
May 18, 2012 | News | In the Press
An article published in the newspaper USAtoday does away with the myth that childless people are happier than parents. The article is based on research among other carried out by MPIDR-researcher Mikko Myrskylä. more
May 16, 2012 | News | Event
From June 6-8, a workshop on evolutionary demography will take place at the MPIDR. The aim of the organizers is to bring together scientists who are working in this growing field of research. more
May 15, 2012 | News | Poster award
MPIDR-Researchers Carlo Giovanni Camarda and Jim Oeppen have been awarded a prize for their poster showing a new approach to the analysis of influenza pandemics. more