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.
September 2024
- 10:00 to 19:00
- Workshop
Immanuel Kant (1724–2024): Philosopher–Scientist
Organizer(s)AddressMPIWG, Harnackstraße 5, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomVilla, Room V005/Seminar Room- 14:00 to 15:30
- Colloquium
Chinese Columbianites and the China Foundation
Organizer(s)AddressMax Planck Institute for the History of Science, Boltzmannstraße 18, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomB18–008/Zoom- 14:00 to 15:30
- Lecture
Methods Intensive Master Class with Deborah Harkness: "History as Writing, Writing as History"
Organizer(s)AddressMax Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Ihnestraße 63–73, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomSeminar Room 1- 10:00 to 15:00
- Methods Intensive Workshop
Methods Intensive Master Class with Deborah Harkness: "Plots, Characters, and Arguments: The Writer’s Craft" + "Attending to Audience"
Organizer(s)AddressMax Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Ihnestraße 63–73, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomSeminar Room 2- 13:00 to 14:45
- Presentation
IMPRS Welcome Event with 3rd Cohort
Organizer(s)
October 2024
- Workshop
Fabricated Natures: Stories from the Bio-Material Archive
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 18, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomB18–008/Zoom
November 2024
- 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
December 2024
- 14:00 to 15:30
- Colloquium
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Organizer(s)AddressMax Planck Institute for the History of Science, Boltzmannstraße 18, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomB18–008/Zoom
January 2025
- 14:00 to 15:30
- Colloquium
China in Global Science: An Interim Stocktaking
Organizer(s)AddressMax Planck Institute for the History of Science, Boltzmannstraße 18, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomB18–008/Zoom
February 2025
- 14:00 to 15:30
- Colloquium
Science Popularization in China: Initial Insights
Organizer(s)AddressMax Planck Institute for the History of Science, Boltzmannstraße 18, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomB18–008/Zoom