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.
November 2024
- 14:00 to 16:00
- Seminar
String Theory and the ‘Real World’ in the 1980s
Organizer(s)AddressMPIWG, Harnackstraße 5, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomVilla, Room V005/Seminar Room- 13:30 to 15:00
- Colloquium
Emerging Traditions in Zodiac Representations in the Hellenistic Era
December 2024
- 18:00 to 19:30
- Book Presentation
The War for Chinese Talent in America and Lessons for Europe
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- 18:00 to 20:00
- Talk
Another Day at the Office: Tracking Epistemic Change in the Minutiae of Daily Work-Life in Ancient Mesopotamia
Organizer(s)AddressInstitute for the Study of Knowledge in the Ancient World, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 10, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomRoom 010- 12:00 to 13:30
- Colloquium
Käthe Seidel and the Social Life of Sediments
Organizer(s)AddressMPIWG, Harnackstraße 5, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomVilla, Room V005/Seminar Room- 14:00 to 15:30
- Colloquium
Expertise and Environment: Reckoning with Scientific Authority in an Anthropogenic Age
- Lise Meitner Research Group
- Several Speakers
- Jessica Wang
- Lucas Müller
Organizer(s)AddressMax Planck Institute for the History of Science, Boltzmannstraße 18, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomB18–008/Zoom- 18:00 to 21:00
- External/Cooperation Event
Visualising Time-Space in East Asia: Mapping ‘Round Heavens & Square Earth’ from Ancient Rotating Devices to Late Modern Commercial Maps
Organizer(s)AddressJägerstraße 22-23, 10117 Berlin, Germany
RoomBerlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften- 13:30 to 15:00
- Colloquium
Foregrounding Fibers: A Multidisciplinary Exploration of Materiality and Knowledge
- Dept. III
- Several Speakers
- Lisa Onaga
- Isabela de Oliveira Dornelas
- 14:00 to 15:30
- Lecture
Beyond “Red and Expert”: The Party’s Vision for Scientists in Contemporary China
Organizer(s)AddressMax Planck Institute for the History of Science, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomZoom/Online Meeting Platform- 15:00 to 16:00
- External/Cooperation Event
Japanese Buddhist Astral Sciences (Bonreki) of the 18th and 19th Centuries
- Dept. III
- Several Speakers
- Einstein Center Chronoi
- D. Max Moerman
Organizer(s)- 14:00 to 16:00
- Meeting
Between Wonder and Evidence: The International Festival of Scientific and Educational Film
Organizer(s)AddressMPIWG, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomMain Conference Room- 18:00 to 21:00
- External/Cooperation Event
Transcultural Cartographies: The Japanese Buddhist World Map and the Birth of Asian Studies in Europe
Organizer(s)AddressJägerstraße 22-23, 10117 Berlin, Germany
RoomBerlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften
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- 14:00 to 16:00
- Meeting
The March: A Prayer from Mining Mountains
Organizer(s)
February 2025
- 14:00 to 16:00
- Meeting
The Pharmacologist’s Dilemma: Thalidomide, Abortion, and Medical Ethics in Women’s Healthcare
Organizer(s)AddressMPIWG, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
RoomMain Conference Room- 14:00 to 15:30
- Institute's Colloquium
Communicating Menstruation
- Several Speakers
- Camilla Røstvik
- Saniya Lee Ghanoui
- Jana Wittenzellner
Organizer(s)AddressMax Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Ihnestraße 63–73, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- 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
March 2025
- 14:00 to 15:30
- Institute's Colloquium
Communicating AI Research to Policy Makers and the Wider Public
AddressMax Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Ihnestraße 63–73, 14195 Berlin, Germany
June 2025
- 14:00 to 15:30
- Institute's Colloquium
Editing in Public: The Changing Landscape for Journals in the History of Science
- Several Speakers
- Amy Slaton
- Tiago Saraiva
- Kärin Nickelsen
Organizer(s)AddressMax Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Ihnestraße 63–73, 14195 Berlin, Germany