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Experiencing the Global Environment
Viewing the earth from a spaceship—or looking at the pictures taken from one—the observer can visualize the wholeness of our planet as well as the int
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Author's Workshop, August 2-4, 2016
Public Workshop, Feb 4-6, 2016
Data That Travel: Climates between Africa, Europe, and the Globe
"Data That Travel: Climates Between Africa and Europe" examines the conditions of climatological data collection efforts in colonial Africa and the pr
Exploring the Origins of Earth System Science
Earth System Science (ESS) underpins our contemporary collective and scientific representation of the Earth. It is grounded in the institutional work
Appareil du sens—Concepts of the Human Senses in Scientific Observations
This project examined the conceptualization of the human senses in observational practices from 1750 to 1830. Starting with a discussion on the task o
Publications, “Haut und Zirkel. Ein Entstehungsherd: Ernst Heinrich Webers Untersuchungen ‘Ueber den Tastsinn’,“ in: Michael Hagner (ed.), Ansichten der Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Frankfurt am Main: Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag, 2001, pp. 191–223., Funding Institutions, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
The Art of Judgement in Wetlands
The ecological category of wetland is very recent and it came into use only in the second half of the last century, when the dramatic loss of wet land
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In spite of this awareness, the notion of wetland is highly problematic: it is not self-evident what constitutes wetlands as they are, by definition,
External/Cooperation Event | Nov 9, 2020 | 17:00 bis 18:00
Online Event: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Award Ceremony 2020 (in German)
MPIWG Director Dagmar Schäfer is presented with the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Award.
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Kooperations-Veranstaltung | Nov 9, 2020 | 17:00 bis 18:00
Online-Event: Verleihung der Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz-Preise 2020
Die Geschäftsführende Direktorin des MPIWG, Dagmar Schäfer, ist eine der diesjährigen Preisträger*innen des Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz-Preises. In dieser virtuellen Verleihung nimmt sie den Preis offiziell entgegen.
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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Award Ceremony 2020 (in German)
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MehrAfrican Chemistry: Science with an African Totem
African Chemistry struggles with what it means to talk about African chemistry as imagined and practiced by Africans. Not simply western chemistry in
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