• Research Reels: Leonie Böttiger

    Research Reel

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    Leonie Böttiger: Women Patients in Early Medieval Arabic Gynecological Recipes

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  • Close-up of cracked and peeling paint layers in multiple colors on a surface. Source: Eduardo Goody,

    Event Series

    Institute's Colloquium 2026–27

    Histories of Science That Lie Beneath

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  • Research Reels: Jeffrey Kotyk with his recent publication "Zoroastrianism in the Chinese Imagination"

    Research Reel

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    Jeffrey Kotyk: Zoroastrianism in the Chinese Imagination

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    Feature Story

    No. 89

    Laboratory for Multimodal History: An Inclusive Space for Audiovisual Experimentation and Collaborative Research

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Founded in 1994, the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG) in Berlin is one of the more than 80 research institutes of the Max Planck Society. Since its inception, the Institute has continually expanded the boundaries of the field of the history of science—critically interrogating basic concepts, bringing multiple disciplines into dialog, and experimenting with novel research methods.

 

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Max Planck–NTU Singapore CBCW launches seven projects connecting culture and biodiversity

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Knowing an Empire receives Honorable Mention of the D. Scott Palmer Best Edited Book Prize

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Joan Judge receives the 2026 John K. Fairbank Prize

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Events

Shallow Blue Empire: A History of Pearl Diving in the Indian Ocean World, 1880-1925

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Pushing the Boundaries: The Role of Chinese Climate Scientists in Boundary Organizations

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Written in the Stars? The Philosophical Defense of Astrology

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Global China and Post-Cold War Global Temporalities

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