DFG-Kolleg-Forschergruppe MECS (Medienkulturen der Computersimulation)

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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.

  1. Published

    Traffic Life: Temporal Dynamics and Regulatory Dimensions in Agent-Based Transport Simulations

    Vehlken, S., 2020, In: Mobilities. 15, 5, p. 725-739 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    REST in Peace: Floating Tanks als Medientechnik zwischen Balance und Exzess

    Hauss, P. & Vehlken, S., 10.02.2020, Balance: Figuren des Äquilibriums in den Kulturwissenschaften. Goebel, E. & Zumbusch, C. (eds.). Berlin, Boston: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, p. 217-238 22 p. (Studien aus dem Warburg-Haus; vol. 23 ).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  3. Published

    Clouds and Balloons: James Glaisher's Vertical Voyages

    Zindel, H., 03.2020, Silver Linings: Clouds in Art and Science. Jørgensen, D. & Jørgensen, F. A. (eds.). Trondheim: Museumsforlaget, p. 27–37 11 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  4. Published

    Ballooning: Aeronautical Techniques from Montgolfier to Google

    Zindel, H., 24.08.2020, Cultural Techniques: Assembling Spaces, Texts and Collectives. Dünne, J., Fehringer, K., Kuhn, K. & Struck, W. (eds.). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, p. 107–127 21 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  5. Published

    Accounting for Information Infrastructure as Medium for Organisational Change

    Boell, S. K. & Hoof, F., 02.01.2020, In: Accounting History Review. 30, 1, p. 45-68 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Angels of Efficiency: A Media History of Consulting

    Hoof, F., 28.05.2020, New York: Oxford University Press. 392 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  7. Published

    Niklas Luhmann am OVG Lüneburg: Zur Entstehung der Systemtheorie

    Beyes, T. (ed.), Warnke, M. (ed.), Hagen, W. (ed.) & Pias, C. (ed.), 2021, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot GmbH. 136 p. (Soziologische Schriften (SOZS); vol. 86)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  8. Published

    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/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  9. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    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/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review