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.
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Den Wissenschaften auf der Spur: Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Medienwissenschaft (GfM), 3. bis 5. Oktober 2013 in Lüneburg
Kasprowicz, D. & Janssen, A., 2013, In: Zeitschrift Rundfunk & Geschichte. 39, 3-4, p. 87-89 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Transfer › peer-review
- Conference article in journal › Research › Not peer-reviewed
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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
- Scientific review articles › Research
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Animating embryos: the in toto representation of life
Wellmann, J., 01.09.2017, In: British Journal for the History of Science. 50, 3, p. 521-535 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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'Foreshadows and Repercussions': Histories of air war and the recasting of cities and citizens
Page, A., 11.2014, In: Contemporary European History. 23, 4, p. 645-655 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
- Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Computer Simulations Then and Now: an Introduction and Historical Reassessment
Borrelli, A. & Wellmann, J., 01.12.2019, In: NTM International Journal of History and Ethics of Natural Sciences, Technology and Medicine. 27, 4, p. 407-417 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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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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Editorial: #5 Spectres of Artificial Intelligence
spheres Editorial Collective, Apprich, C., Beverungen, A. & Hille, L., 01.11.2019, In: spheres - Journal for Digital Cultures. 5, p. 1-4 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › 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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Media and Migration: Editorial
Apprich, C., Beverungen, A., Freudenschuß, M., Hille, L., Simons, S., Wiedemann, C., Heinrichs, R. & Yoosuf, H., 2017, In: spheres - Journal for Digital Cultures. 4, 2, 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
- Journal articles › Transfer › Peer-reviewed
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Dealing with Climate Change: A Conversation with Paul N. Edwards and Oliver Geden
Schrickel, I. & Engemann, C., 12.06.2017, In: Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte. 40, 2, p. 175-185 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review