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How Does Local Knowledge Influence Broader Concepts and Structures of Information?
MoreJudgments of Similarity and Idealizations in Geodetical Practices
Scientists construct models to gain understanding of natural phenomena in the world. Such models can adopt a variety of shapes and representational st
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Geological Knowledge in the Making of Modern Northeast Asia
My project sheds light on the role of geological knowledge in shaping the history of modern Northeast Asia, focusing on geological explorations o
Machines That Can Talk? Looking for a New Way to Understand Animals in the Historic Discourse
This project postulates the question: is it possible to trace the origins of some methods of current ethology back to the debate around the Carte
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Erdöl: Ein Atlas der Petromoderne by Benjamin Steininger and Alexander Klose featured on Bayern 2
Go to Audio (in German)Erdöl: Ein Atlas der Petromoderne von Benjamin Steininger und Alexander Klose in Bayern 2 vorgestellt
Zum AudiobeitragNew Interdisciplinary Lise Meitner Research Group to Focus on China in the Global System of Science
PRESS RELEASE (PDF)Neue Forschungsgruppe legt den Fokus auf China im globalen Wissenschaftssystem
PRESS RELEASE (PDF)External/Cooperation Event | Oct 18, 2020
Online Event: Strengthened by the Coronavirus Crisis
Can we find a new balance for our world through the coronavirus crisis? MPIWG Director Prof. Dr. Jürgen Renn moderated this panel discussion with two young European philosophers at the digital "Weltempfang" of this year's Frankfurter Buchmesse.
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