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

    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 contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  2. Published

    Krassheiten: Das Ende der Massen und ihrer Medien

    Warnke, M., 2017, In: Treffpunkte. 2017, 3, p. 13 – 16 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Interferences and Events: On Epistemic Shifts in Physics through Computer Simulations

    Dippel, A. (ed.) & Warnke, M. (ed.), 2017, Lüneburg: meson press. 182 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  4. Published

    Daten, Wahn, Sinn

    Apprich, C., 05.10.2017, In: Zeitschrift für Medienwissenschaft. 9, 17-2, p. 54-62 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    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 contributionsJournal articlesTransferpeer-review

  6. Published

    Trading Zones of Climate Change: Introduction

    Schrickel, I. & Engemann, C., 12.06.2017, In: Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte. 40, 2, p. 111-119 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  7. Published

    Das Interface der Selbstverborgenheit: Szenarien des Intuitiven in Mensch-Roboter Kollaborationen

    Kasprowicz, D., 2018, Unterwachen und Schlafen: Anthropophile Medien nach dem Interface. Andreas, M., Kasprowicz, D. & Rieger, S. (eds.). Lüneburg: meson press, p. 159-186 26 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    New Labor, Old Questions: Practices of Collaboration with Robots

    Kasprowicz, D., 2021, Connect and Divide: The Practice Turn in Media Studies. Schüttelpelz, E., Bergermann, U., Dommann, M., Stolow, J. & Taha, N. (eds.). Zürich: Diaphanes Verlag, p. 247-262 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Digitalfotografie und Entropie

    Hagen, W., 2014, Bild: Ein interdisziplinäres Handbuch. Günzel, S. & Mersch, D. (eds.). 1 ed. Weimar: J.B. Metzler, p. 267-272 6 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Swarm Robotics, or: The Smartness of 'a bunch of cheap dumb things'

    Vehlken, S., 24.12.2017, In: Spool. 4, 1, 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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