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The Problem of Cosmology: On the Challenges of Cosmological Inquiry
As the study of the beginning of the universe, its overall structure and possible end, cosmologies aim at ordering the entirety of existence, yet face
Scientific Journals and the Transparency of Research: From 20th Century to Open Science
While the establishment of scientific journals in China has a history of more than 200 years, a substantial development came with the foundation of Pe
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With the background of Reform and Opening, this study will explore the role of Chinese scientific journals and editors on the international stage, the
„Can we trust Chinese Covid-19 science?“ MPIWG-Wissenschaftlerinnen in Observer-Artikel zitiert
Zum Artikel"Can we trust Chinese Covid-19 science?" MPIWG scholars quoted in Observer article by Laura Spinney
Go to ArticleAnalytic Narratives and the Semantics of Formal Decision Theories
The expression "analytic narratives" refers to a small group of studies that have developed at the intersection of history, political science and econ
Constructing Spaceship Earth
In Constructing Spaceship Earth, Perrin Selcer explores how and why scientists affiliated with UN agencies made the global-scale environment a so
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
Authors' Voices on Records and Radio 1889-1932
The role of media—and especially of the phonograph and gramophone—in storing and disseminating literary recitation and reading aloud from 1889 onward
Cosmic Ice Theory—Science, Fiction and the Public, 1894–1945
At the end of the nineteenth century, Werner Siemens proclaimed the beginning of the scientific age in Germany. At the same time, academic scholars, p
Publications, “Kosmische Ent-Fremdung. Zur Geschichte der Welteislehre und ihrer epistemischen Dinge,” in: Zeitschrift für Kulturwissenschaften 1 (2006).
Experimenting with Life’s Potential: The Bio-Politics of Nutrition
Robyn Smith's project worked with the claim that the social sciences can use the data of the life sciences to inform and nuance our understanding of "
Funding Institutions, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada