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. Book › Research
  2. Published

    A geology of media

    Parikka, J., 01.01.2015, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. 224 p. (Electronic mediations; vol. 46)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  3. Published

    Der Körper auf Tauchstation: zu einer Wissensgeschichte der Immersion

    Kasprowicz, D., 01.01.2019, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. 401 p. („Wissenschafts- und Technikforschung“ NEUE FOLGE; vol. 19)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  4. Chapter › Research › Not peer-reviewed
  5. Published

    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/worksChapter

  6. Published

    The Third Image: Contingencies and Ruptures in the Technological History of Television

    Hagen, W., 01.08.2016, German Television: Historical and Theoretical Perspectives. Powell, L. & Shandley, R. R. (eds.). Berghahn Books Inc., p. 17-32 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

  7. Chapter › Research › Peer-reviewed
  8. Published

    Introduction

    Borrelli, A., 2017, The Optics of Giambattista Della Porta (ca. 1535–1615): A Reassessment. Borrelli, A., Hon, G. & Zik, Y. (eds.). Springer Nature AG, p. 1-10 10 p. (Archimedes; vol. 44).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  9. Published

    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/worksChapterpeer-review

  10. Published

    Optical Diagrams as “Paper Tools”: Della Porta’s Analysis of Biconvex Lenses from De refractione to De telescopio

    Borrelli, A., 2017, The Optics of Giambattista Della Porta (ca. 1535–1615). Borrelli, A., Hon, G. & Zik, Y. (eds.). Cham: Springer Nature AG, p. 57-96 40 p. (Archimedes; vol. 44).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  11. Published

    Problems in Mathematizing Systems Biology

    Gramelsberger, G., 2017, Philosophy of Systems Biology: Perspectives from Scientists and Philosophers. Green, S. (ed.). Copenhagen: Springer International Publishing AG, p. 99 - 107 9 p. (History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences; vol. 20).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  12. Published

    Software and soldier life cycles of recruitment, training, and rehabilitation in the post-9/11 ERA

    Allen, R., 01.01.2015, The War of My Generation: Youth Culture and the War on Terror. Kieran, D. (ed.). Rutgers University Press, p. 144-168 25 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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