Art’s Realism in the Post-Truth Era (Amanda Boetzkes)

Haus Matthéy/ Stadtpalais

  The last decade has seen a growing preoccupation with philosophies of realism from artists, curators, theorists and historians. But while the arts benefit from this domain of philosophical inquiry, the reverse is also true: the significance of realism in an era characterized by global warming, migrations, and fake news can only be fully understood …

Open Scholarship, Responsible Innovation and Anticipatory Governance (René von Schomberg and Andoni Ibarra)

Stadtpalais/Online Theaterstraße 75, Aachen, Germany

The workshop organised by René von Schomberg and Andoni Ibarra tackles some ‘lead questions’ in open science, responsible innovation and anticipatory governance. Some of those are: Can open scholarship make science more reliable, responsive, credible and inclusive? And does open scholarship lead to a better scientific practice? How should open scholarship be incentivised? What is …

Hackathon: Communicating Science

Stadtpalais Theaterstraße 75, Aachen, Germany

Science communication has been in the spotlight for quite some time, not only against the background of the COVID-19 pandemic. Its importance for creating an informed public that trusts science and scientific expertise has become apparent for science and politics alike. But where should institutions and researchers begin? How can they decide which target audience …

Workshop: Prinzipien der neuronalen Informationsverarbeitung. Geometrie – Dynamik – Wissen

Stadtpalais Theaterstraße 75, Aachen, Germany

Prof. em. Dr. Werner von Seelen in Kooperation mit c:o/re Käte Hamburger Kolleg „Cultures of Research“ und dem INM-6 Institut für neurowissenschaft und -medizin, Forschungszentrum Jülich veranstalten den Workshop 'Prinzipien der neuronalen Informationsverarbeitung. Geometrie – Dynamik – Wissen'. PROGRAMM Donnerstag 27.10.2022 14:00-14:15 Begrüßung, Vorstellungsrunde durch Markus Diesmann (Direktor des Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-6), …

Varieties of Science: Patterns of Knowledge

Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UNAM Cto. Interior s/n, C.U. Coyoacán, Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico

This workshop focuses on the kind of categories and conceptual frameworks that might be necessary to render visible the complex patterns of relations in which the plurality of scientific knowledge emerges.

Models of complex systems as scientific-public boundary objects. The case of climate change: Complexity and Transdisciplinarity (Marseille)

Aix-Marseille University Marseille, France

On February 27-28, 2023, the Complexity and Transdisciplinarity Graduate School of the Center for Advanced Studies (IMéRA), Aix-Marseille University is hosting an event on “Models of complex systems as scientific-public boundary objects. The case of climate change“, organized by Gabriele Gramelsberger and Alexandre Hocquet (Lorraine University, c:o/re alumni). To register, kindly contact Solenne Bruhl (solenne.BRUHL@univ-amu.fr). The event will feature the following talks: …

Turning Points in Reflections on Science and Technology: Toward Historicizing STS

Stadtpalais Theaterstraße 75, Aachen, Germany

This workshop investigates turning points in reflections on science and technology over the course of the 20th and 21st century. It aims at opening up the field by historicizing Science and Technology Studies from various historical turns. Furthermore, it aims at discussing the various notions of “historicizing STS". Please find here the program. Please register …

European Traditions of Philosophy of Science: Unexpected Varieties

University of Bucharest Splaiul Independenței nr. 204, București, Romania

Workshop organized by c:o/re, Aachen University & Dr. Andrei Mărășoiu To understand the context-sensitive justificatory practices at work in scientific pursuits, an understanding of research cultures and the variation therein is necessary. In this light, this workshop addresses the interaction between logic and metaphysical models in scientific practices and social and cultural approaches to these …

Toxic Material(itie)s: Eco-Material Entanglements in Art

Workshop at the Käte Hamburger Kolleg: Cultures of Research (c:o/re) Organized by Käte Hamburger Kolleg: Cultures of Research (c:o/re) & Christian Berger (Universität Siegen), Ruby de Vos (University of Groningen), Kyveli Mavrokordopoulou (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) Our workshop sets out from the obvious, yet underexplored assumption, that much of the very stuff that art is made of …

Agency across the Human and the Non-Human. Between Engineering and the Humanities

Stadtpalais Theaterstraße 75, Aachen, Germany

Workshop with c:o/re Senior Fellows Anna Laktionova, Masahiko Hara and Carl Mitcham from the Colorado School of Mines. The workshop unfolds as a discussion format in which three presentations are followed by discussions and comments. From an engineering perspective, Masahiko Hara speaks about his research on living and non-living systems and their interaction. Following on …

Workshop „Kunst, Wissenschaft, Öffentlichkeit“ / “Art, Science, the Public”

Stadtpalais Theaterstraße 75, Aachen, Germany

The workshop takes place in cooperation with the project „Computer Signals: Art and Biology in the Age of Digital Experimentation“, a research collaboration between artist, biologist and the humanities. During the workshop, different formats and practices of science communication, specially those experimenting with artistic forms, will be discussed. Furthermore, there will be an installation format, …

Workshop “Building on Models: Experiences from a Decade with the Microcircuit model”

Stadtpalais Theaterstraße 75, Aachen, Germany

Organizer: Hans Ekkehard Plesser Computational neuroscience, the field dedicated to understanding brain function through modelling, is dominated by small ad hoc models of neuronal networks designed to explain individual research questions. Such models are frequently implemented in low-level programming languages (e.g. C++, Matlab, Python) and at best shared as collections of source code files. By …