DFG-Kolleg-Forschergruppe MECS (Medienkulturen der Computersimulation)
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Organisation profile
Computer simulations have revolutionised the sciences. Their impact left a mark in nearly every possible field of study – from microbiology, to climate research, and even astrophysics.
What new kinds of knowledge arise through computer simulations? How do they change our understanding of the sciences?
At the Institute of Advanced Study on Media Cultures of Computer Simulation (MECS), funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), we set out to find answers to these broad questions. We seek to accomplish this in diverse ways: by analysing historical and contemporary case studies , by building an interdisciplinary network of international fellows , and by organising trans-disciplinary lectures, workshops, and conferences .
In an age of computer simulations, MECS is one of the few institutions worldwide specifically focused on understanding their wide-ranging impacts.
- 2024
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Die meteorologische Stadt: Stadtklimasimulationen und Umgebungskonzepte der frühen Stadtklimaforschung
Zindel, H., 01.08.2024, Algorithmische Wissenskulturen: Der Einfluss des Computers auf die Wissenschaftsentwicklung. Hashagen, U. & Seising, R. (eds.). Springer Vieweg, (Die blaue Stunde der Informatik).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
- 2022
- Published
Schwärmen
Vehlken, S., 10.2022, Historisches Wörterbuch des Mediengebrauchs. Christians, H., Bickenbach, M. & Wegmann, N. (eds.). 1 ed. Wien: Böhlau Verlag GmbH, Vol. 3. p. 404-429 26 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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Operative communication: project Cybersyn and the intersection of information design, interface design, and interaction design
Vehlken, S., 09.2022, In: AI and Society. 37, 3, p. 1131-1152 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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History of Embryology: Visualizations Through Series and Animation
Wellmann, J., 27.08.2022, The Palgrave Handbook of the History of Human Sciences. McCallum, D. (ed.). Palgrave Macmillan, p. 259-290 32 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter
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Correction to: Operative communication: project Cybersyn and the intersection of information design, interface design, and interaction design (AI & SOCIETY, (2022), 10.1007/s00146-021-01346-2)
Vehlken, S., 29.06.2022, In: AI & Society. 2022, 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Quantum Computing and the Analog/Digital Distinction
Schröter, J., Ernst, C. & Warnke, M., 23.02.2022, In: Grey Room. 86, p. 28-49 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 2021
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Sind Batterien Medien oder Medien Batterien? Zur Angst vor der Reichweite
Hagen, W., 29.11.2021, Reichweitenangst: Batterien und Akkus als Medien des Digitalen Zeitalters. Müggenburg, J. (ed.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 47-62 16 p. (Digitale Gesellschaft; vol. 28).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Constructing strangeness: Exploratory modeling and concept formation
Borrelli, A., 20.08.2021, In: Perspectives on Science. 29, 4, p. 388-408 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Introduction: Modeling the Pacific Ocean
Vehlken, S., Vagt, C. & Kittler, W., 20.05.2021, In: Media and Environment. 3, 2, 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Research
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Between symmetry and asymmetry: spontaneous symmetry breaking as narrative knowing
Borrelli, A., 01.04.2021, In: Synthese. 198, 4, p. 3919-3948 30 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review