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    MPIWG at the ESHS/HSS Annual Meeting 2026 in Edinburgh, Scotland

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  • Research Reels: Riaz Howey

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    Riaz Howey: ‘Rotten and Useful’: Compos(t)ing Knowledge in Mongol Iran

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  • Magazine with a black and white image of a boy.

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    No. 89

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

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  • Research Reels: Marianna Sczcygielska (stage)

    Research Reel

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    Marianna Szczygielska: Animating Capture: A Microhistory of Elephant Mobility

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  • Magazine with a black and white image of a boy.

    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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Exhibition stand and several MPIWG scholars at this years ESHS/HSS Joint Meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Postdoctoral Scholar Chanelle Adams participates at Biennale Gherdëina 10

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Vacancies in research, administration, and technical support

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Events

MPIWG Networking Lunch at ESHS/HSS Joint Meeting (Edinburgh)

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Managing Astral Knowledge in Mongolian Society: Production, Transmission, and Utilization

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Avoiding Technocratic Contestations: A Case Study in Standards-Setting for Environmental, Social, and Governance Disclosures in China

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10th IASSRT Symposium. Textiles as Knowledge Systems: Practice, Codification and Transfer

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