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. 2015
  2. Published

    Mit allem rechnen: Zur Philosophie der Computersimulation

    Lenhard, J., 03.2015, Berlin/Boston: Walter de Gruyter GmbH. 222 p. (Ideen & Argumente)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Published

    Ada Lovelace: die Pionierin der Computertechnik und ihre Nachfolgerinnen

    Krämer, S. (ed.), 2015, 1 ed. Paderborn: Wilhelm Fink Verlag. 221 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  6. Published

    Automaten: Können Maschinen denken?

    Warnke, M., 2015, Das Lexikon der offenen Fragen. Kaube, J. & Laakmann, J. (eds.). Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler, p. 30-31 2 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  7. Published

    Computersimulation

    Vehlken, S., Schrickel, I. & Pias, C., 2015, Futurologien: Ein Glossar des Zukunftswissens. Bühler, B. & Willer, S. (eds.). 1 ed. München: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, p. 181-192 12 p. (TRAJEKTE - Eine Reihe des Zentrums für Literatur- und Kulturforschung Berlin).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  8. Published

    Dani Bunten Wants to Play: Eine biographische Notiz zur Genese des Computerspiels

    Schrape, N., 2015, Texturen: Spielen. Haensch, K. D., Düllo, T. & Kuka, D. (eds.). Berlin: UdK Verlag, Vol. 2. p. 221-230 10 p. (Texturen; vol. 2).

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

  9. Published

    Die Adresse des freien Bürgers: Digitale Identitätssysteme Deutschlands und der USA im Vergleich

    Engemann, C., 2015, In: Leviathan, Berliner Zeitschrift für Sozialwissenschaft. 43, 1, p. 43-63 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Die Farm der Daten: Über den Auszug des Digitalen ins Grüne

    Engemann, C., 2015, In: Zeitschrift für Ideengeschichte. 9, 2, p. 47-52 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  11. Published

    Die Technisierung der Sicherheitsproduktion und ihre Ambivalenzen: Das Beispiel biometrischer Identifikation

    Wichum, R. & Kaufmann, S., 2015, Subjektive und objektivierte Bedingungen von (Un-) Sicherheit: Studien zum Barometer Sicherheit in Deutschland (BaSiD). Haverkamp, R. & Arnold, H. (eds.). Berlin: Duncker & Humblot GmbH, p. 319-338 19 p. (Schriftenreihe des Max-Planck-Instituts für Ausländisches und Internationales Strafrecht; Reihe K, Kriminologische Forschungsberichte; vol. 171).

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