August 26, 2011 | News | In the Press

Boys become men earlier

"An 18 year-old today is as physically developed as a 22-year-old in 1800”, MPIDR director Joshua Goldstein said in an article published in the daily newspaper "Die Welt".

Several media outlets have reported on an article by MPIDR director Joshua Goldstein that appeared in the online journal Plos One, including Focus Schule, the Austrian Standard, and the daily newspaper Die Welt. You can find an extract of the media coverage here

Corresponding Press Release

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