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Sanctorius Sanctorius: Der Beginn der Selbstquantifizierung
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In ihrem Promotionsprojekt betrachtet Teresa Hollerbach die Arbeit des Arztes Sanctorius Sanctorius (1561–1636), der Instrumente zum Messen und Quantifizieren von physiologischen Prozessen entwickelte. Das Projekt untersucht Sanctorius’ Arbeit im Rahmen der Entstehung und Etablierung von Quantifizierungsmethoden in den Iatro-Wissenschaften, insbesondere in der iatromechanischen Medizin.
Genealogies of Anthropogenic Change
The project aims to map the emergence of a specifically “anthropogenic” change and study its distinctive character as a new kind of change. Anthropoge
Agriculture, Soil, and Concepts of Nature in Late Ming Farming Manuals
Although many Chinese farming manuals (nongshu 農書) contain detailed information on proper methods for tilling the soil, such as plowing, harrowing, or
Mats Fridlund
Mats Fridlund is a historian of science, technology and industrialization with...
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Weijing (Vivian) Xu
Beijing-born Vivian Xu is a media artist and researcher currently based in Shanghai. In 2013, sh...
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David Pretel
David Pretel is a historian specialising in global history, science, and technology studies, and...
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Finn Arne Jorgensen
Finn Arne Jørgensen is Professor of Environmental History at University of Stavanger, Norway, wh...
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The Roads not Taken: Neglected Alternatives to Industrial Agriculture in the Global South
As in Europe and North America, high-input agriculture expanded rapidly after 1945 in the global South. Funded initially by US foundations, what were
The Human Scaffold: How Not to Design Your Way out of a Climate Crisis
Humanity has precipitated a planetary crisis of resource consumption—a crisis of stuff. So ingrained is our stuff-centric view, we can barely imagine
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True Heat
Artist filmmaker Lucy Beech joins the working group “Out of Place, Out of Time” as an artist fellow (2020–22). During this time MPIWG is supporting he