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.
- 2015
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Medium, messenger, transmission: an approach to media philosophy
Krämer, S., 20.03.2015, Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. 270 p. (Recursions : theories of media, materiality, and cultural techniques)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research › peer-review
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Friedrich Kittler und der »Mißbrauch von Heeresgerät«: Zur Situation eines Denkbildes 1964 – 1984 – 2014
Pias, C., 04.2015, In: Merkur. 69, 791, p. 31-34 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Ghetto Blasts: Media Histories of Neighborhood Technologies between Segregation, Cooperation, and Craziness
Vehlken, S., 15.04.2015, Neighborhood Technologies : Media and Mathematics of Dynamic Networks. Harks, T. & Vehlken, S. (eds.). Zürich: Diaphanes Verlag, p. 37-66 29 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Neighborhood Techologies: An Introduction
Vehlken, S. & Harks, T., 15.04.2015, Neighborhood Technologies: Media and Mathematics of Dynamic Networks. Vehlken, S. & Harks, T. (eds.). Zürich: Diaphanes Verlag, p. 9-16 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Tobias Cheung: Organismen - Agenten zwischen Innen- und Außenwelt 1780-1860, (Science Studies) Bielefeld: transcript 2014
Wellmann, J., 06.2015, In: Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte. 38, 2, p. 190-192 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Research
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Gods of tomorrow?
Peldszus, R., 15.08.2015, In: New Scientist. 227, 3034, p. 42-43 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Symbol Systems as Cognitive and Performative Hybrids: A Reply to Axel Gelfert
Gramelsberger, G., 27.08.2015, In: Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective. 4, 8, p. 89 - 94 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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Big Data: Gibt es bald mehr Antworten als Fragen?
Vehlken, S., 07.09.2015, Lexikon der offenen Fragen. Kaube, J. & Laakmann, J. (eds.). Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler, p. 37-38 2 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Transfer
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Im Netz der Dinge: Zur Einleitung
Engemann, C. & Sprenger, F., 30.09.2015, Internet der Dinge: Über smarte Objekte, intelligente Umgebungen und die technische Durchdringung der Welt. Engemann, C. & Sprenger, F. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 7-57 51 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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On the Spot: The Double Immersion of Virtual Reality
Warnke, M., 30.10.2015, Immersion in the Visual Arts and Media. Liptay, F. (ed.). Leiden: Rodopi, p. 204 - 213 10 p. ( Studies in Intermediality; vol. 9).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Souveränität und Hypertrophie: Zum Nachleben der "Kontrollgesellschaft"
Wichum, R., 04.11.2015Research output: other publications › Articles in scientific forums or blogs › Transfer
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Szintetikus történelem
Pias, C., 16.11.2015, In: Tiszataj. 4, p. 83-92 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Linie und Körper. Parametrisierte Entwurfsumgebungen in der Architektur
Stöcklmayr, N., 12.2015, Planbilder: Medien der Architekturgestaltung. Hillnhütter, S. (ed.). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, p. 7-14 8 p. (Bildwelten des Wissens; vol. 11).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Die Zeit die aus der Kälte kam
Pias, C., 05.12.2015, Exploring Cybernetics : Kybernetik im interdisziplinären Diskurs. Jeschke, S., Schmitt, R. & Dröge, A. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, p. 227-236 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Figurationen des Phänomenotechnischen
Gramelsberger, G., 14.12.2015, Jahrbuch Technikphilosophie 2016: List und Tod. Gamm, G., Gehring, P., Hubig, C., Kaminski, A. & Nordmann, A. (eds.). Berlin: Diaphanes Verlag, p. 157-167 10 p. (Jahrbuch Technikphilosophie).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
- 2016
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Computerscreen und Tafelbild
Warnke, M., 2016, Let's mix (all media) together & Hans Dieter Huber . Paflik-Huber, H. (ed.). Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz Verlag, p. 293-298 6 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Friedrich Kittler und der „Mißbrauch von Heeresgerät“: Zur Situation eines Denkbilds 1964 / 1984 / 2014
Pias, C., 2016, Zweckentfremdung: 'Unsachgemäßer' Gebrauch als kulturelle Praxis. Keller, D. & Dillschnitter, M. (eds.). 1 ed. Parderborn: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, p. 63-80 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Multimodal Crowd Sensing
Vehlken, S., 2016, ReClaiming Participation: Technology - Mediation - Collectivity. Denecke, M., Ganzert, A., Otto, I. & Stock, R. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 51–66 16 p. (Edition Medienwissenschaft; vol. 15).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Prometheus meets Meta-Image: Implementations of Aby Warburg's methodical approach in the digital era
Warnke, M. & Dieckmann, L., 2016, In: Visual Studies. 31, 2, p. 109-120 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Risk and Security: Diagnosis of the present in context of (post-)modern insecurities
Kaufmann, S. & Wichum, R., 2016, In: Historical Social Research. 41, 1, p. 48-69 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review