Käte Hamburger Kolleg: Cultures of Research (c:o/re)

📢 This year’s GWTF conference "Varieties of science and technology in Europe", organized in cooperation with KHK c:o/re, takes place in Aachen from November 12 to 13, 2026! Registration until October 31, 2026, via europe@khk.rwth-aachen.de. ℹ To learn more: khk.rwth-aachen.de/event/confer...

📆 Join us next week for a lecture by David Ludwig, who will examine how transgressive sciences challenge conventional research practices and what new possibilities and challenges emerge from doing science differently. If you'd like to attend, please register with events@khk.rwth-aachen.de.

📣 Our new lecture series on Varieties of Science is starting next week with a lecture by KHK c:o/re director Stefan Böschen! We cordially invite you to join us as we begin to explore the role and form of science in a changing world. ➡️ Registration: khk.rwth-aachen.de/event/variet...

📣 New on the blog! In her text, Estrid Sørensen reflects on visits to computing facilities, unpacking the hidden socio-material barriers to linking scientific knowledge production and its planetary effects, both conceptually and practically. 🔗 Find the post here: khk.rwth-aachen.de/smooth-opera...

🎉Our new lecture series on Varieties of Science is starting this winter term! On October 14, 2026, we will begin to explore the role and form of science in a changing world with various speakers. We look forward to seeing you! ➡️ Find out more: khk.rwth-aachen.de/lecture-seri...

📢 Our new call for fellowship applications is now open! For the year 2027/2028, KHK c:o/re's research will be centered around the topic of “Historical Reflections on Science Studies.” ➡️Find out more: khk.rwth-aachen.de/call-for-fel... We are looking forward to your applications!

Join us next week for a lecture by Sybille Krämer, who will challenge the anthropomorphic interpretation of artificial intelligence by conceptualizing large language models as a transformative cultural technique. ➡️ Abstract and registration: khk.rwth-aachen.de/event/artifi...

🎉 A new special issue on "Normative Issues of Affective Computing" is out now in the "Philosophy & Digitality" journal, edited by c:o/re director Gabriele Gramelsberger (Editor in Chief), Sybille Krämer (Lüneburg), and Jörg Noller (Munich). 🔗Find it here: journals.ub.uni-koeln.de/index.php/ph...

💡Last December, we had the honor of hosting the 8th edition of the international conference on History and Philosophy of Computing (HaPoC). You can now find a summary of the conference talks, thematic foci, and insights from all three days on the c:o/re blog: khk.rwth-aachen.de/notes-from-t...

📣 Now open: Call for papers for the @gwtf-sts.bsky.social's winter school and conference on "Varieties of Science and Technology in Europe: Shifting Fortunes of STS in Turbulent Times," organized together with the KHK c:o/re. 🔗 Information and application: khk.rwth-aachen.de/call-for-pap...

‪The Call for Papers for the annual meeting of the Society for Science and Technology Studies (GWTF) is now open. Varieties of science and technology in Europe: Shifting fortunes of STS in turbulent times Featuring a Winter School (09.-13. Nov.) and a Conference (12. & 13. Nov.). www.gwtf.de #sts

❔What happens when photographic realism becomes cartographic and administrative infrastructure? We cordially invite you to join us next week for a lecture by c:o/re fellow Yi Gu, who will examine China’s Real-Scene 3D initiative. ➡️ Abstract and registration: khk.rwth-aachen.de/event/the-st...

📣 New on the blog! Our short-term fellow, @vdlorenzo.bsky.social, reflects on his experiences at KHK as an experimental scientist spending an extended period immersed in a community of philosophers and social theorists. 🔗 Find the post here: khk.rwth-aachen.de/seven-weeks-...

‼️ Unfortunately, the lecture by Anna-Verena Nosthoff has to be canceled! Our next lecture will therefore take place on July 1 with a talk by Yi Gu (University of Toronto) on "The Stack of Territory: Digital Complexity and the Making of Geospatial Infrastructures in China."

❓How are the cybernetic origins of technology key to understanding today's digital transformation? Join us next week for a lecture by @annanosthoff.bsky.social, exploring her theses on the current authoritarian shift in Silicon Valley. ➡️ Abstract and registration: khk.rwth-aachen.de/event/cybern...

🧬 In our latest blog post, @vdlorenzo.bsky.social explores a new, relational narrative for Synthetic Biology, a transition from control and containment to care and stewardship, rebranding the relationship between humans and the living world. 🔗 Find the post here: khk.rwth-aachen.de/from-control...

❓ Are large language models (LLMs) only processors of correlations or are they capable of causal reasoning? Join us next week for a lecture by M. Beatrice Fazi on the nature of causation and the role of LLMs as semiotic machines. ➡️ Abstract and registration: khk.rwth-aachen.de/event/causat...

💡Am 16. Juni hält KHK c:o/re Direktorin Gabriele Gramelsberger im Zuge der Veranstaltung „Zur Zukunft Künstlicher Intelligenz“ des @heicad.bsky.social eine Keynote & Masterclass zum Thema „Ist Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) möglich?“ 🔗 Info & Anmeldung: www.heicad.hhu.de/veranstaltun...

❓Could scientific models be more than representations of reality? Join us next week for a lecture by Michela Massimi, who will explore the idea of scientific models as inferential blueprints. ➡️ Abstract and registration: khk.rwth-aachen.de/event/infere... ℹ️ Please note: online via Zoom only.

Das Käte Hamburger Kolleg: Kulturen des Forschens der RWTH begrüßt im Sommersemester drei weitere internationale Gastwissenschaftler*innen und, die den Kreis der Fellows zum Thema „Digitale Komplexität“ ergänzen. ➡️ www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/bsidga

⏩ As our lecture series on digital complexity continues, we would like to share a new article on our blog by Anna Tuschling. In “A Short Guide to Digital Complexity”, she offers an overview of the conceptual history of digital complexity. 🔗 Find the post here: khk.rwth-aachen.de/a-short-guid...

💐We cordially congratulate c:o/re director Gabriele Gramelsberger, who has been appointed RWTH Fellow 2026! The award recognizes outstanding professors at @rwth.bsky.social who have made significant contributions to research and provided exceptional service to the University. 📷: Andreas Schmitter

Mit dem Preis für innovative Nachwuchsarbeiten wurde er für sein Buch "Artificial Intelligence and the Expression of Disrespect." brill.com/display/titl...

Jonas Carstens wurde am Donnerstag mit dem Philosophia Digitalis Preis, verliehen durch den mentis-Verlag und die DGPhil-AG „Philosophische Digitalitätsforschung“, am @core-rwth.bsky.social ausgezeichnet. Foto: Jonas Carstens und Stephan Kopsieker ©Jana Hambitzer @jonasphil.bsky.social

Join us on Thursday, April 30th, from 14-16 hrs (German time) for the first RUSTLab lecture of this summer term. Leman Çelik, Stefan Laser, Estrid Sørensen and Sandra Abels will launch their book on “Staying with the Planet: The University... https://rustlab.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/?p=3109

💻 Are technologies useful extensions of human capabilities, or have we become extensions of our technologies? Join us next week for a lecture by c:o/re director Gabriele Gramelsberger. ➡️ Abstract and registration: khk.rwth-aachen.de/event/digita...

Off to RWTH Aachen University @core-rwth.bsky.social for a micro-sabbatical—time to rethink SynBio not as a tool for controlling & dominating nature, but as a means to negotiate with it and help heal the environment—and developing a new narrative re GMOs for bioremediation along the way 🤔

☀️ We are very happy to welcome two new fellows, Radhika Gorur and @estrid.bsky.social, to our center! 🔎If you would like to learn more about the fellows and their work, check out our website: khk.rwth-aachen.de/current-fell...

In a Comment in our April issue, @preprintculture.bsky.social looks at how the way preprints get handled was invented in a few libraries, and the classification systems helped create the strong boundary that separates insiders from outsiders in the field www.nature.com/articles/s42...

How did the whole #preprint thing start? 🤔 In my #OA article, I look closely at how the #library at @cern.bsky.social formalized preprint #communication in #physics in the 1960s; while my Comment in @natrevphys.nature.com gives a general overview: doi.org/10.1038/s422... doi.org/10.1007/s110...

❓ How trustworthy is Generative AI? We cordially invite you to join us next week for a lecture by Judith Simon, who will examine different forms of deception linked to AI systems. ➡️ Find the abstract and registration information for the lecture here: khk.rwth-aachen.de/event/dis-tr...

🌟Our lecture series on digital complexity is starting its second round! On April 15, 2026, we will continue to explore fundamental questions and ethical aspects of digital transformations with various speakers. We look forward to seeing you! ➡️ Find out more: khk.rwth-aachen.de/lecture-seri...

🤔 What does it mean to reason in the age of AI? In our latest blog post, c:o/re research assistant Dawid Kasprowicz shares insights from the workshop "Reasoning in the Age of AI", exploring what can be considered a reasoning agent today. 🔗 Find the post here: khk.rwth-aachen.de/who-is-about...

Joint DIJ @core-rwth.bsky.social workshop 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁 examines digital technologies, digital capitalism&scientific cultures @inqualia.bsky.social @janpassoth.bsky.social @taiyolab.com @nicolemmueller.bsky.social 📅 Mar 12, 10-17:30 JST live-stream ▶️ www.dijtokyo.org/event/worksh...

💫Meet our fellows! Yi Gu is a scholar of modern and contemporary art and visual culture, with a particular focus on China. Her current work investigates the intersections of aesthetics, technology, and political economy, as well as the possibilities of digital methods for visual culture studies.

👀 New open access article on "Responsible Research and Innovation-Labs: towards new forms of reflexivity in engineering and innovation practices" by KHK c:o/re director Stefan Böschen, Alumni Fellow René von Schomberg, and Julia Backhaus. 🔗 Find it here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Here's a nice wrap-up of the show I participated in at the end of last year! Thanks to Ana María Guzman, Jana Hambitzer, and fellow artists Ren Loren Britton and Sasha Bergstrom-Katz! Photos: Christian van’t Hoen @rwth.bsky.social @core-rwth.bsky.social @sositap.bsky.social

Are you a doctoral student working on the digitization of science and its impact on social and cultural change? Then, this open call for an international summer school is just right for you. Apply by 15 February 2026! ➡️ khk.rwth-aachen.de/call-for-pap...

💫 Meet our fellows! Ricky Wichum is a sociologist and historian of technology. His research focuses on the histories of (super-)computing, the rise of electronic government, and the securitization of social infrastructures. 🔎Learn more about Ricky's work: khk.rwth-aachen.de/ricky-wichum/

✨ Call for Papers Ana María Guzmán Olmos and Gudrun Rohde are inviting papers for their panel "The politics of expertise. Hybrid objects between aesthetics, science and activism" for the #EASST2026 conference. 🔗 Submit your paper here: nomadit.co.uk/conference/e... 📆 Deadline: 28 February 2026

💻 To what extent was modern science in the 20th century already based on and driven by computers and hardware innovations? Join us next week for a lecture by Ulf Hashagen. ➡️ Find the abstract and registration information for the lecture here: khk.rwth-aachen.de/event/did-th...

Wishing you a happy, healthy, and peaceful New Year! 🎉 As we return from our winter break, we cordially invite you to join us for this lecture by Nathalie Bredella on Wednesday. ➡️ If you would like to attend online, please write a short email to events@khk.rwth-aachen.de.

📢 Just as the 8th edition of the HaPoC conference is kicking off, a new volume by c:o/re senior researcher Arianna Borrelli and Helena Durnova is published: Computing Cultures. ➡️The volume is available as open access here: meson.press/books/comput...

🔉We are already looking forward to the 8th edition of the HaPoC conference in Aachen next week, featuring keynotes by Alexandre Hocquet, Université de Lorraine, Liesbeth De Mol, 🔍You can find the abstracts, program, and registration information on our website: khk.rwth-aachen.de/history-and-...

💻 The KHK c:o/re is proud to host the 8th edition of the international conference on History and Philosophy of Computing (HaPoC) from December 17 to 19, 2025, at RWTH Aachen University. ➡️ Find the program, registration information, and streaming option here: khk.rwth-aachen.de/history-and-...

🌱 What is green work and who are green workers? We warmly invite you to this workshop taking place next week, organized by c:o/re fellow Matthew Eisler. ➡️Workshop program and registration information: khk.rwth-aachen.de/event/worksh...

Join us for this lecture by Dirk Baecker next week about digital complexity and stochastic systems! ➡️ Find the abstract and registration information for the lecture here: khk.rwth-aachen.de/event/stocha... We look forward to seeing you in presence or online! 📸 Copyright: ZU/Nicolas Bühringer

‪ 📢 New Call for Applications! For the year 2026/2027, KHK c:o/re's research will be centered around the topic of “Varieties of Science”. Applications are open to postdoctoral as well as senior researchers. Application Deadline: December 31, 2025 ➡️ More info: khk.rwth-aachen.de/call-for-app...

💻 New blog post by c:o/re fellow @phaidros.bsky.social, discussing the origin of the term "psychotechnics" as catch-all phrase for applied psychological methods, and highlighting its significance in today's technology-driven world. 🔗 Find the post here: khk.rwth-aachen.de/the-afterlif...

🔍How are academic computer science, administrative computer use, and data protection linked? We cordially invite you to join the talk with KHK c:o/re fellow Ricky Wichum. ➡️ Abstract and registration: khk.rwth-aachen.de/event/comput... We look forward to seeing you in presence or online!