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 2024
- 09:30 to 12:30
- Workshop
Philology in Practice: A Workshop with Professor Kenneth G. Zysk
- Max Planck Research Group (ASTRA)
- Kenneth G. Zysk (University of Copenhagen)
Organizer(s)AddressMPIWG, Harnackstraße 5, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomVilla, Room V005/Seminar Room- 09:30 to 12:30
- Workshop
Philology in Practice: A Workshop with Professor Kenneth G. Zysk
- Max Planck Research Group (ASTRA)
- Kenneth G. Zysk (University of Copenhagen)
Organizer(s)AddressMPIWG, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomRoom 265- 10:30 to 12:30
- Talk
Public Talk by Prof. Dr. Kenneth G. Zysk: Garga’s Knowledge of the Crow (vāyasavidyā) and the Dawn of South Asian Ornithology
- Max Planck Research Group (ASTRA)
- Kenneth G. Zysk (University of Copenhagen)
Organizer(s)AddressMPIWG, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomMain Conference Room- 11:00 to 12:30
- Talk
Rethinking Expertise: Avalanche Control in Twentieth-Century Switzerland
Organizer(s)AddressMax Planck Institute for the History of Science, Boltzmannstraße 18, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomB18–008/Zoom- 14:30 to 17:30
- Workshop
Philology in Practice: A Workshop with Professor Kenneth G. Zysk
- Max Planck Research Group (ASTRA)
- Kenneth G. Zysk (University of Copenhagen)
Organizer(s)AddressMPIWG, Harnackstraße 5, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomVilla, Room V005/Seminar Room- 10:30 to 12:00
- Colloquium
Predicting Parasite Pathologies? Coordination, Validity, and Values in Decision-Making in Serological Screening for Toxoplasmosis During Pregnancy in the 1970s
Organizer(s)AddressMPIWG, Harnackstraße 5, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomVilla, Room V005/Seminar Room- 10:30 to 12:30
- Talk
Public Talk by Prof. Dr. Clemency Montelle: History of Mathematics in the Indian Subcontinent
Organizer(s)AddressMPIWG, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomMain Conference Room- 15:00 to 17:00
- Panel Discussion
Open Panel Discussion: Performative Philology: Crafting Knowledge in Action
AddressMPIWG, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomMain Conference Room- 10:00 to 12:00
- External/Cooperation Event
Cosmic Futures: The Universe of Chinese Contemporary Science Fiction
Organizer(s)AddressHumboldt University Berlin, Institute for Asian and African Studies, Humboldt University Berlin, Institute for Asian and African Studies, Johannisstraße 10, 10117 Berlin, Germany
RoomRoom 201- Workshop
Fabricated Natures: Stories from the Bio-Material Archive
- Dept. III
- Several Speakers
- Hannah Landecker
- Irina Podgorny
- Jennifer L. Karson
- Ellan Spero
- Lejie Zeng
- Deidre Moore
- Sarah Brokenborough
Organizer(s)AddressHarnack House, Conference Venue of the Max Planck Society, Ihnestraße 16-20, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- 14:00 to 15:30
- Colloquium
Institutionalization of Open Science in China: University-Industry Research Collaboration as a Case Study
Organizer(s)AddressMax Planck Institute for the History of Science, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomZoom/Online Meeting Platform- 15:30 to 17:00
- Talk
Keynote Address. On Saving the Planet with Proteins: The Historical Significance of Shifting Biological Engineering into Post-Translational Space-Time
Organizer(s)AddressHarnack House, Conference Venue of the Max Planck Society, Ihnestraße 16-20, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- 09:30 to 16:00
- Workshop
Cosmology in a Living World: Knowledge Regarding Environment and Life in Late Imperial China
Organizer(s)AddressHarnack House, Conference Venue of the Max Planck Society, Ihnestraße 16-20, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- 10:30 to 12:00
- Colloquium
At Arm’s Lengths: Octopus Consciousness as a Scientific and Legal Artifact
Organizer(s)AddressMPIWG, Harnackstraße 5, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomVilla, Room V005/Seminar Room- 14:00 to 15:30
- Book Presentation
Soda Science: Making the World Safe for Coca-Cola
Organizer(s)AddressMax Planck Institute for the History of Science, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomZoom/Online Meeting Platform
November 2024
- 13:30 to 15:00
- Colloquium
Tracing the Source Material of the Heavens-Related Sections in Daily-Use Encyclopedias
- 14:00 to 15:30
- Colloquium
Semantic Network Analysis of AI Governance Boundary Work: Science, Technology and Politics on Media in China, Germany and the US
Organizer(s)AddressMax Planck Institute for the History of Science, Boltzmannstraße 18, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomB18–008/Zoom- 14:00 to 15:30
- Institute's Colloquium
Working with Radiation-Affected Communities and their Advocates
Organizer(s)AddressMax Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Ihnestraße 63–73, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- 13:30 to 15:00
- Colloquium
Emerging Traditions in Zodiac Representations in the Hellenistic Era
December 2024
- 10:30 to 12:00
- Colloquium
Käthe Seidel and the Social Life of Sediments
Organizer(s)AddressMPIWG, Harnackstraße 5, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomVilla, Room V005/Seminar Room