structure in the water that goes underneath the sodium to be directed goes immediately to the democratic republic of congo tributaries. be eco 60 minutes on w. oh, cool. once children, when the future is uncertain, the pandemic threatened everything. health jobs, lifestyle, bad times for offspring expert want us including on our show about a year ago, we will bus rates really full, i'm sore there will be some locked on babies born. that as a beta trend to affect future fertility rates, it's extremely unlikely. and i would say yes, birth rates are going to fall,

at least in the next few years. so in the next year, that was true in previous crises, in the wake of the global financial crisis, for example, for you or children were born in the united states. has the corona virus shock now also triggered a global baby crisis. or is the desire to have a child stronger than the virus in the long run? me. hello and welcome to koby 900 special monica jones in berlin. and today we revisit a topic we've covered a few times in this time to make and one that's crucial to our survival as a species making babies. and here's the 1st surprise, while experts predicted a drop in birth rate. here in germany, we've seen a baby boom. nearly 66000 babies were born in march 2021. just the 3rd wave kicked in. that's the highest march birth rate in 20 years. if you call me

back 9 months, we see that those march 2021 babies were conceived in july 2020 just when the 1st lockdown measures were east in germany. for more i'm joined by natalie nature deputy head of the laboratory for fertility and well being of the max planck institute in ross talk. i talked about this topic before. good to see you again. what do we know a year later? well, that's the theme of this week's code, $900.00 special and the whole birth rate story suddenly seems to be taking a different direction than expected. you expect that the birth rate will fall and now we see a baby boom. what's changed? yeah. hello, you're absolutely right. with being a baby boom across many european countries like now for the march, for the data has come out. but the, sorry is quite dynamic. and i think in a way we were all right. so the development of the birth based across the

country that we have data from, which is many europe, north america, and from asian countries. it's quite dynamic. and most countries had seen a baby bus during the birth months, all say november to january, february, so the, the decline and the birth predicted suddenly arrives. but now they have many countries that have actually an increase to so so basically during the locked down period, not much happened. sitting on top of each other doesn't seem to be conducive to romance than well. during the locked down period, there were much fewer birth conceived than would have been expected compared to the birth rate before pretty much across all europe. besides press and the navy and germany, there were quite some decline. so for example, south europe been italy, france, portugal, they had been dropped, the birth laid off 10 to 1520 percent during the winter months. birth that would

have been all were conceived during during the 1st lockdown. and now the, the birth that we're postponed are catching up a little bit, but not more than all countries. so you know what it's funny about research on top and behavior that we do know a lot about what happens as soon as we get the data where their birth. yes or no. but why? that's often a different question and quite complex to answer really good question and i wish i had the answer, but they are studies we can talk about. yeah, we can, we can, we can try and, and maybe 2nd guess because what you said, i mean there was a birth rate bossed, certainly in the months that were connected to the lockdown. and now the whole of europe seems to experience higher birth rate this spring, which means if you look back 9 months, that brings us to mid summer. that's when europe more or less opened up again as

soon as the locked down to 9 months later we see more babies. is there a pattern? absolutely, this is the pattern we know from crisis literature and former times of us conceptions and then following 1st crises and the catching up. so the 1st poems will then happen in the confessions, a few months or years later depending on when the crisis eases. what's interesting about this is that we'll be, can go month by month, and we can now follow how the ways and the using of the lockdown and the virus activity have kind of affected the conception. you know, what i wanted to see about the lumens are in the lock them is quite interesting because demographers have of course, speculated best comic. i'm certainty that the crisis has brought would lead people to the pony confession. and 1st studies we don't know much yet, but 1st studies indicate that we need the emotional factors. stress worries

mattered quite a bit for how people meet their plans about having a baby now or postponing for those who were worried about that certainty and who had relationship stresses. for example, for studies show that these people were the ones who did the decision now. but now we've been through several waves and we have all learn the lesson that the end of one wave doesn't mean that the crisis is over, but the next wave can be around the corner and maybe another one after that. what will be the result there for couples and their wish for having kids will they just get used to the crisis and say, well, let's go through with it any way or will that put them off in the long run? yeah, let's take a look a little bit here. i think we will see a variety of dynamics for partnering. what disrupted so i think the partners that didn't find each other, perhaps in the 1st lockdown, we will see these effects later in some decline. and i also expect the 2nd wave to

lead the baby busts again, specifically in the countries that didn't see the bus during the 1st way. perfect. and like germany, netherlands, scandinavia, i because they were hit harder by the 2nd wave. and i think this is still causing a bust later on, but i also think many people are now vaccinated and we've seen that the virus is dangerous for everyone. but certainly the risk of concentrated in the older age groups perhaps coupled low, not make their decision dependent so much anymore on the worry about the virus and help and so on in the future. all right, we have half a minute. so short answer, if you could, will the world population be bigger or smaller after this pandemic? oh, well, temporarily it will strength fertility fall, mortality be was high on 70 was cut off with people. but i think in the very long run, the longer change dynamically seen the ball in words, fertility rates will probably continue. and the panoramic may lead to temporary

distortion, but perhaps not long. all right, natalie nature, the fidelity expert of the max planck institute in rostock, thank you so much. thank you. a, clearly, a lot has changed since last year. for one, we have lack seems to help us find the pandemic. and now we've passed the 3000000000 mach worldwide, we're getting them. now we know this an issue in some countries about pregnant women being vaccinated. but what about young mother us time for one of your questions and open to derek. oh, can i get your painted 19 vaccine breast feeding my baby. oh, getting a clear answer to this question is an exercise in frustration for new mothers and i totally get why? because authorities have kind of danced around the subject. the cdc in the u. s.

for example, says that because lactating women weren't part of studies, it can't make a concrete prediction on any effects that vaccination might have on mothers, their milk or their newborns. but the agency also lads that there are no indications that breast know from vaccinated mothers poses a risk to their babies. and that women therefore can receive a vaccine. so an answer that places the responsibility for making the decision squarely back on the shoulders of those women and the doctors to advise them. many experts expect a firmer official stance in the coming months as, as results from targeted studies role land. but until then, here's a breakdown of what the data indicates so far. first of all,

there is no evidence that vaccines harm, breast feeding mothers specifically and directly in any way, and a growing pile of evidence that they protect them from private 19 as effectively as they protect other people. second, research into authorized messenger r n. a vaccines hasn't found any traces of them in breast milk. in lactating mothers, there's less data on other types of vaccines. but experts say, even if traces the vaccine did make it that far, they'd be broken down by a baby digestive system. when it swallows the milk, what researchers are detecting in the breast milk or vaccinated mothers is a lot of anti bodies to source covey to, which isn't a surprise, since mother's milk doesn't just nourish a baby, but it also plays a key role in protecting it from

a range of potentially dangerous pathogens in the early crucial stages of development. all that, all the evidence in favor of breast feeding mothers receiving vaccines is growing stronger by the day. and a lot of experts now recommend it, but it still lacks a blanket seal of approval from major health care authorities in and of course, apart from being protected from a severe case of cobit 19 vaccination, also opens the door to more activities. if you want to visit a bar restaurant in moscow, you need to get a q r code to prove your spend vaccinated. but only about 15 percent of the russian capital citizens has been vaccinated and many a hesitant to do so. and that's led to a new black market prosecute, just say website offering fake q r coast. they don't come cheap,

whereas lexi nation is free. but with move on, the way to extend the need for codes to shopping centers and public transit commands is growing. and hopefully, leading to more people getting vaccinated and not fake q r code. that's all for this edition of koby. $900.00 special. thanks for watching. stay safe. ah, how does the virus spread? why do we panic by? and when will all of this? just 3 of the topics that we cover and a weekly radio if you would like any more information on the kroner virus or any other science complex, you should really check out our podcast. you can get it wherever you get your podcast. you can also find those at w dot com, forward slash science german whiskey.

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discrimination or part of everyday life. for many we ask why? because life is diversity. to make up your own mind. d. w for mine's me. the greetings from berlin and a warm welcome to our latest edition, and heading into the weekend some food for thought on how cities can evolve to deal with the challenges of the 21st century. we'll look at some ideas and also in the pipeline. a long postponed exhibition of works by british ours is henry moore, takes a radical post covered approach inviting visitors to touch the sculptures on display . while some of the worlds billionaires are busy racing to get

into space, the rest of us mortals have to do with living on this planet and increasingly challenging prospect in light of climate change with parts of the world burning up and the global population still on the rise, which is why utopian visions of urban planning and sustainable cities are a hot topic everywhere. the dream was to create a place where people laid work and play real. were living the car manufacturer, toyota is building a tiny prototype city of the future by mount fuji. the project was developed by danish star architect getting a soldier over the prototype. it's called woven city as it seeks to weave a multi layer transportation system. construction follows the latest environmental standards using wood, sand, and concrete. the foundations don't was just recently late. next year professor

tatyana schneider says these, do you terrific projects are based on old ideas to your time. what was his work and city in sooner projects. last laborin traces bakery to sort of mentioned the live in the city will be workers dance classes. and this isn't an actually off on an art for this is reminiscent other classy industrial revolution. stepping over and northern saudi arabia, there are plans for me on the line 170 kilometer long, 0 carbon emissions city further, smart cities have been designed for dubai, and many of which are green or at least pretending to be the, the 1st was a carbon neutral city in abu dhabi,

which was supposed to be completed by 2014 then came the financial crisis and the completion date was shifted to 2030. but except for the buildings designed by architects or norman foster, they're still little to see. the problem is that these utopia tarnish quickly, a spanish architect to be sent there. i was in my star and my studies over these was a good idea in the year 2008. and they have a plan to do a c, d was in fact very expensive because he was elevated on a party on the same way that these the line is how the avia it will not be done because it's impossible to do city that has a huge on the right infrastructure is planning his version of smart cities in the hills near barcelona. rather than transfer a motor vehicles into tunnel. his plan is to avoid them in

the architect has just want to pay for a new self sufficient city near beijing recycling energy production and food production will all be taken care of within the city limits. ah, our city should ab source your door instead of a meteor door. and in order to do it, we need to transform our buildings by that and they should generate energy like a 3. they generate their own energy. so the new globalization should be based on producing things locally. while we are connected with this done, that was the other thing. tanks are looking to accommodate the entire world's population in one small state, leaving space for nature to develop on the rest of the planet. utopia ideas are

booming because there is a desperate need for more living than except years. more than 1000000000 people need to be with eyes. and that means that we need to build a key balance of 150 or 3000000 people. every mouse in the next 30 years. so that means that we are in the middle of a huge process of food when he says, john, i, we need to find solutions that need to be applied. not only to retrofit our cities, but to grow new. she do some to create new cities and i'm not sure those ideas of hyper urban is asian, are going to sit well with everybody but onward. now to look at some of the other culture headline, starting with the arrival on thursday in new york of a scaled down version of the famous statue of liberty from france. or the peace comes as a token of franco american friendship,

135 years after the nation gifted its big sister to the us cult. in sculptured in bronze, the new lady liberty stands nearly 3 meters tall, and she'll remain on display at ellis island. throughout the july, 4th weekend, and then travel to washington, d. c, where she will grace the gardens. all the friends from bastards residence for the next 10 years. russia and famous was showing ballet premier to modern adaptation of the classic checkoff play. the siegel. the belly is the 3rd joint worked for the company by composer in the mood sky. choreographer eulley post, so half and director annex under more largely cost. and it was the final premier of its 200 and 45th season. a special one from both artists and fans alike, cuz it marked the reopening after proven 1900 locked down in russia. and some classical moves for cowards in denmark. when he was unable to

perform during the pandemic, british cellist jacob sha, convinced a music loving farmer instead about an hours of copenhagen to expose his beef cattle to classical music, to improve their welfare of the experience with so enjoyable that he's continuing it even after the reopening of the theaters accounts and reported a quite happy repertoire and calmer and much more relax since the concert began last winter. ah, well, after over a year of refraining from tactile greetings like hand shakes and hugs were all very much aware of how much we've been longing for touch to be normalized again for a sculptor. hands are not only the artists main tools, they're also key for our connection to the world. so rather radically, this living hand, an exhibition of work by the british artist henry moore invites visitors to touch.

some of the displayed works a treat a reconnection for its curator edmund, edmund default has created a spot for visitors to wash their hands. not so much a hygiene precaution as a tactile ritual. it's part of his invitation into the world of henry moore, in perry green, where britain's most important sculptor lived and worked until his death in 1986. me. where to begin with henry moore. when you begin with this living, they can be clenched open. they can offer solace, but they can also refuse solace cancer of central importance to the phone. a master potter, his hands shape the most delicate porcelain sculptures. and now he's able to bring the works of his role model, henry more closer to the public. when we see the show, i very much wanted to do this dangerous thing of inviting people to touch his sculpture. he's chosen the bronze statue called king and queen because of

the beauty in the way the hands of the 2 figures are poised. hans were recurring motif in henry moore's work. for him, the hands were not simply sculptors tools. there also frequent motifs in his drawings of himself. this was how he wanted to be seen, and how himself, with his living hands that allowed him to realize his artistic vision for 80 years . sebastian oberon, i see from henry moore foundation, says the living hand exhibition is very much treated the artists intentions. and he appreciates that the works can be explored where they were created anymore was a strong believer in the important sold more sense or real experience of sculpture i need. he certainly believe that touching sculpture is a nonsense. the experience of his work to one like the sound of the feel

called life age because this thin edge here knife edge now stands in front of the houses of parliament. other works of his can be seen as un buildings for the former west german chancellor. ian bon, they are all of an imposing scale, but they started out quite small. oh again, for the small idea, because if this fall so that i can change from all wrong and judges from underneath the whole, if in my hand, hold it against the wall shape a distant get a complete control over it, 3 dimensional visitors to the exhibition are also invited to touch this later abstract work sculpted from a stalactite to pick some mother protectively holding her child whom she must eventually let go. as a 3rd sculpture, deval has chosen a large bronze work. this is a pick a court. why did he call it?

pound, you only find that out by touching it. ah, the exhibitions planned opening in march 2020 was postponed due to the pandemic, which also limited our physical interaction with the world. so edmond devolves concept of connect through tactile experience, has taken on new meaning. we all have deprived facilities to do that with people, but also with with object a significant visitors approach. the sculptures respectfully appreciating the unique opportunity to grasp the complexity of moore's work that's offered by being allowed to touch them. strengths of it's not about the surface, have a beautiful, seductive abroad and might be, or

a piece of stone might be. it's discovering the story of the deep within that in the past, within the sculpture, the show was an invitation to get closer to the person. henry more and finally, he may not be everyone's cup of tea, but the deep, mournful croon of jim morrison, the late poets and lead singer of the doors had a foundational influence on rock music history. saturday mark the 50th anniversary of his death. just 27 years of age in paris. and so will later figurative candle with some bars of their hit riders on the storm. all the best. you and hope to see you next time. just a ride in the world.

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