The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG) offers a diverse program of public events, including colloquia, seminars, and workshops. Our Institute’s Colloquium is open and free to attend. Our other events often require registration or invitation—please check each individual event for details.
October 2018
- 16:00 to 17:30
- Premodern Conversations Series
The Vernacular Sciences in Southwest India
Organizer(s)AddressHarnackstraße 5, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomVilla, Room V005/Seminar RoomContact and Registration
Any questions you might have about this or further sessions can be addressed to Maria Avxentevskaya.
About This Series
Premodern Conversations is a monthly seminar on pre-modern and early-modern topics, aiming to offer researchers informal space to discuss their work-in-progress. Our sessions take place in Room V005, the seminar room of the Villa, Harnackstraße 5. If you have not visited us before, the Villa is 2 minutes walk from the back entrance of the MPIWG. The seminar room is on the ground floor on the right-hand side through the glass fire door.
- 18:15 to 19:45
- Lecture
Lise Meitner in Berlin – 30 Jahre Forschungen zu physikalischen Grundlagen
Organizer(s)Contact and Registration
No registration necessary
About This Series
The talk will take place at Freie Universität Berlin, Hörsaal 2, Habelschwerdter Allee 45, 14195 Berlin.
- 14:00 to 15:30
- Institute's Colloquium
50 Years of HPS. A Philosopher’s Perspective
Organizer(s)AddressHarnack-Haus, Ihnestraße 16–20, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomLise-Meitner-SaalContact and Registration
The Institute’s Colloquium is a public event, open to all with no registration required. Attendance is mandatory for Institute’s members. For further information please email Ohad Parnes.
About This Series
The Institute’s Colloquium occurs once per month during the academic year. The usual format is 45 minutes of presentation by the paper’s author, followed by 45 minutes of Q&A discussion. No prior reading or preparation is required for this event series. Coffee and cake is served after the talk.
- 10:30 to 12:00
- Lecture
Oral History and the History of Scientific Practice in India: A Difficult Dialogue?
Organizer(s)Related Project(s)
Contact and Registration
This public lecture is open to all. No registration is needed. However, please note that we can only accommodate a certain number of people based on room capacity. First come, first serve.
- Methods Intensive Workshop
Oral History and the History of Scientific Practice: A Difficult Dialogue?
Organizer(s)Related Project(s)
AddressBoltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomRoom 265Contact and Registration
Pre-registration is possible until September 30, 2018 by sending an email to event_dept3@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de. Please note, in order to enable a working atmosphere we will allow a maximum of 15 participants. First come, first serve. The program and reading list will be sent to registered participants in advance of the workshop.
- 09:00 to 17:30
- Workshop
Euclid on the Road. Cross-Cultural Transmission, Translation, and Transformation of the Elements
- Modern Geometry and the Concept of SpaceDept. I
- Several Speakers
- Sonja Brentjes
- Angela Axworthy
- Antoni Malet
- Karine Chemla
- Shuyuan Pan
- Jens Braarvig
Organizer(s)AddressBoltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomRoom 219Contact and Registration
For further information please contact Vincenzo De Risi
- 12:00 to 13:30
- Digital Humanities Workshop
DH Brown Bag Lunch
- Research IT
- Silvia Gutierrrez
Organizer(s)AddressBoltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomRoom 265Contact and Registration
All are welcome to attend, regardless of prior experience of the digital humanities. Registration is required for external participants. To register, and for further information on the Digital Humanities Brown Bag Lunch series email Research IT Group.
About This Series
The Digital Humanities Brown Bag Lunch Workshop occurs bi-weekly. Each session explores a new topic; workshops are usually interactive, and we often invite external speakers. Please feel free to bring your lunch, and a laptop or notebook in order to participate!
November 2018
- 14:00 to 15:30
Horny Substances and Medical Properties: The Nail of the Great Beast
Organizer(s)AddressBoltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomRoom 265Contact and Registration
Limited places are available. Please register by emailing event_dept3@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de.
About This Series
The Department III Colloquium series runs weekly (usually Tuesdays) during the semester. The paper for pre-reading is circulated by email and available on the event page one week in advance. Attendance is mandatory for Department III members; those from other Departments and Research Groups are welcome!
- 12:00 to 13:30
- Digital Humanities Workshop
DH Brown Bag Lunch
Organizer(s)AddressBoltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomRoom 265Contact and Registration
All are welcome to attend, regardless of prior experience of the digital humanities. Registration is required for external participants. To register, and for further information on the Digital Humanities Brown Bag Lunch series email Research IT Group.
About This Series
The Digital Humanities Brown Bag Lunch Workshop occurs bi-weekly. Each session explores a new topic; workshops are usually interactive, and we often invite external speakers. Please feel free to bring your lunch, and a laptop or notebook in order to participate!
- 14:00 to 15:30
- Institute's Colloquium
The Curious History of the Least Action Principle
Organizer(s)AddressHarnack-Haus, Ihnestraße 16–20, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomLise-Meitner-SaalContact and Registration
The Institute’s Colloquium is a public event, open to all with no registration required. Attendance is mandatory for Institute’s members. For further information please email Ohad Parnes.
About This Series
The Institute’s Colloquium occurs once per month during the academic year. The usual format is 45 minutes of presentation by the paper’s author, followed by 45 minutes of Q&A discussion. No prior reading or preparation is required for this event series. Coffee and cake is served after the talk.
- 14:00 to 15:30
The Art of Judgment in Wetlands: Landscape Ethics, Aesthetics, and Science in Nature Conservation
Organizer(s)AddressBoltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomRoom 265Contact and Registration
Limited places are available. Please register by emailing event_dept3@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de.
About This Series
The Department III Colloquium series runs weekly (usually Tuesdays) during the semester. The paper for pre-reading is circulated by email and available on the event page one week in advance. Attendance is mandatory for Department III members; those from other Departments and Research Groups are welcome!
- 12:00 to 13:30
- Digital Humanities Workshop
DH Brown Bag Lunch
AddressBoltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomRoom 265Contact and Registration
All are welcome to attend, regardless of prior experience of the digital humanities. Registration is required for external participants. To register, and for further information on the Digital Humanities Brown Bag Lunch series email Research IT Group.
About This Series
The Digital Humanities Brown Bag Lunch Workshop occurs bi-weekly. Each session explores a new topic; workshops are usually interactive, and we often invite external speakers. Please feel free to bring your lunch, and a laptop or notebook in order to participate!
- 14:00 to 15:30
Vegetable * Animal * Transformation
Organizer(s)Related Project(s)
AddressBoltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomRoom 265Contact and Registration
Limited places are available. Please register by emailing event_dept3@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de.
About This Series
The Department III Colloquium series runs weekly (usually Tuesdays) during the semester. The paper for pre-reading is circulated by email and available on the event page one week in advance. Attendance is mandatory for Department III members; those from other Departments and Research Groups are welcome!
December 2018
- 14:00 to 15:30
Women, Race, and Medicine: Black Midwives in Early 19th-century Ottoman Egypt
Organizer(s)AddressBoltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomRoom 265Contact and Registration
Limited places are available. Please register by emailing event_dept3@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de.
About This Series
The Department III Colloquium series runs weekly (usually Tuesdays) during the semester. The paper for pre-reading is circulated by email and available on the event page one week in advance. Attendance is mandatory for Department III members; those from other Departments and Research Groups are welcome!
- Workshop
Transnational Nature and Ecology
Organizer(s)AddressHarnack-Haus, Ihnestraße 16–20, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomLise-Meitner-Saal- 12:00 to 13:30
- Digital Humanities Workshop
DH Brown Bag Lunch
AddressBoltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomRoom 265Contact and Registration
All are welcome to attend, regardless of prior experience of the digital humanities. Registration is required for external participants. To register, and for further information on the Digital Humanities Brown Bag Lunch series email Research IT Group.
About This Series
The Digital Humanities Brown Bag Lunch Workshop occurs bi-weekly. Each session explores a new topic; workshops are usually interactive, and we often invite external speakers. Please feel free to bring your lunch, and a laptop or notebook in order to participate!
- 14:00 to 15:30
- Institute's Colloquium
Where Can the Historian of Science Stand? Presentism and Philosophy in the Historiography of Science
Organizer(s)AddressHarnack-Haus, Ihnestraße 16–20, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomLise-Meitner-SaalContact and Registration
The Institute's Colloquium is a public event, open to all with no registration required. Attendance is mandatory for Institute’s members. For further information please email Ohad Parnes.
About This Series
The Institute’s Colloquium occurs once per month during the academic year. The usual format is 45 minutes of presentation by the paper's author, followed by 45 minutes of Q&A discussion. No prior reading or preparation is required for this event series. Coffee and cake is served after the talk.
- 14:00 to 15:30
Documenting Impermanence: Five Centuries of Mapping Transient Fishing Stations in Newfoundland, Canada
Organizer(s)Related Project(s)
AddressBoltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomRoom 265Contact and Registration
Limited places are available. Please register by emailing event_dept3@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de.
About This Series
The Department III Colloquium series runs weekly (usually Tuesdays) during the semester. The paper for pre-reading is circulated by email and available on the event page one week in advance. Attendance is mandatory for Department III members; those from other Departments and Research Groups are welcome!
January 2019
- 14:00 to 15:30
- Institute's Colloquium
Data and the Quest for Facts: Empirical Knowledge in the Age of Big and Open Data
Organizer(s)AddressHarnack-Haus, Ihnestraße 16–20, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomLise-Meitner-SaalContact and Registration
The Institute’s Colloquium is a public event, open to all with no registration required. Attendance is mandatory for Institute’s members. For further information please email Ohad Parnes.
About This Series
The Institute’s Colloquium occurs once per month during the academic year. The usual format is 45 minutes of presentation by the paper’s author, followed by 45 minutes of Q&A discussion. No prior reading or preparation is required for this event series. Coffee and cake is served after the talk.
February 2019
- 14:00 to 15:30
- Institute's Colloquium
Epistemic Dynamics: Towards a Constitutive Relationship Between Philosophy and History of Science from a Premodern Perspective
Organizer(s)AddressBoltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomMain Conference RoomContact and Registration
The Institute’s Colloquium is a public event, open to all with no registration required. Attendance is mandatory for Institute’s members. For further information please email Ohad Parnes.
About This Series
The Institute’s Colloquium occurs once per month during the academic year. The usual format is 45 minutes of presentation by the paper’s author, followed by 45 minutes of Q&A discussion. No prior reading or preparation is required for this event series. Coffee and cake is served after the talk.