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. 2020
  2. Published

    The Great Pacific Garbage Catch: Müll als Medium einer ›Plastic Oceanography

    Vehlken, S., 10.2020, In: Zeitschrift für Medienwissenschaft. 23, 2, p. 84-98 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    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

    Does pictorial composition guide the eye? Investigating four centuries of last supper pictures

    Sancarlo, R., Arato, J., Dare, Z. & Rosenberg, R., 21.08.2020, In: Journal of Eye Movement Research. 13, 2, 13 p., 7.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Giovan Battista Della Porta's construction of pneumatic phenomena and his use of recipes as heuristic tools

    Borrelli, A., 01.08.2020, In: Centaurus. 62, 3, p. 406-424 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    The display makes a difference: A mobile eye tracking study on the perception of art before and after a museum's rearrangement

    Reitstätter, L., Brinkmann, H., Santini, T., Specker, E., Dare, Z., Bakondi, F., Miscená, A., Kasneci, E., Leder, H. & Rosenberg, R., 19.06.2020, In: Journal of Eye Movement Research. 13, 2, 29 p., 6.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    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

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    Warm, lively, rough? Assessing agreement on aesthetic effects of artworks

    Specker, E., Forster, M., Brinkmann, H., Boddy, J., Immelmann, B., Goller, J., Pelowski, M., Rosenberg, R. & Leder, H., 13.05.2020, In: PLoS ONE. 15, 5, 16 p., e0232083.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    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

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