Events, Lectures, Podium Discussions

Cultures of Harm: Sexual Violence in Local and Global Contexts

Guest Lecture Series “Society: Status Quo and Normative Change”
In her lecture, Joanna Bourke will explore the cultural dimensions of sexual violence in both local and global contexts. She will discuss how the understanding of sexual violence has evolved over time and across different social environments, and how this reflects broader societal constructions of will, consent, and agency. Bourke will critically examine the binary victim-perpetrator framework, incorporating intersectional factors that affect both victims and perpetrators. By addressing these issues, she offers a perspective that not only deepens our understanding of sexual violence but also points toward societal change and hope for the future. [more]

Meta-Reflexivity: Foundations of a didactics of science communication

Rado Seminar by Colin Cramer
Scientific research is a complex endeavour. At the same time, it is the task of scientists as part of the society to make central findings of research accessible to the general public. Current approaches tend towards a strong simplification and illustration of results. At the same time, however, it is important to communicate the prerequisites, genesis of knowledge and limitations of research to prevent an absolutist or relativist public understanding of science. Meta-reflexive principles are introduced and discussed in the talk that can contribute to promoting an adequate post-relativistic view of the achievements and societal relevance of research in democracy. [more]

Neuroscience of Fun

Munich Psychiatry Lecture Series | MPLS
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Memories of Rome - Drawings as Souvenirs from around 1800

Research Exhibition curated by Johannes Röll
Ninety-seven drawings from the late 18th century were acquired by the Bibliotheca Hertziana over a hundred years ago, most likely as originals by the well-known artist Felice Giani. Most of them are faithful but sketchy copies of drawings by the Slovene Franz Caucig, who lived in Rome from 1780 to 1787. They were probably made for an English Grand Tourist and sold as souvenirs. [more]

Tapeworms as a proxy for studying hominin meat eating and food cooking behaviors

Human Palaeosystems in Focus Seminar Series
This talk will feature results from integrative functional (experimental heating of tapeworm cysts and RNA sequencing) and evolutionary genomics analyses to help test hypotheses concerning hominin meat eating behavior and potential tapeworm adaptation to withstand heat stresses associated with hominin food cooking behavior. [more]

From Export Orientation to Export Obsession: Germany’s Political Economy in the Twentieth Century

MPIfG Lecture
  • Date: Dec 4, 2024
  • Time: 04:00 PM - 05:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Speaker: Jan-Otmar Hesse
  • Lehrstuhl für Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte, Universität Bayreuth
  • Sign up: info@mpifg.de
The talk will give an overview of Germany’s transformation to a “world export champion” (Exportweltmeister), a concept that first appeared in 1986. The talk will mark the most important turning points and highlight in particular the institutions and instruments that have been created over more than a century by an elite network of politicians and businesspeople in promotion of the German export drive. [more]

High temperature structural materials for extreme environments

Wall Forum
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Synthetic Materials Chemistry for a Green Hydrogen Future and Beyond

CatLab Lectures 2024/25
The transition to a sustainable energy future relies on developing efficient and scalable methods for green hydrogen production, a fundamental factor for decarbonizing energy and chemical industries. Electrocatalysis plays a pivotal role by enabling efficient cathodic hydrogen evolution and anodic oxygen evolution reaction. [more]

Growing Giants: What the BCG and ICL tell us about Galaxy Cluster Formation

MPE High-Energy Clusters & Cosmology Group Seminar
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Open Day at GEO600

Open Day
On Saturday, August 31, 2024, between 12:00 and 16:00 CEST the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) and the Institute for Gravitational Physics of Leibniz Universität Hannover invite you to visit the German-British gravitational-wave detector GEO600 near Sarstedt. [more]

9th Max Planck Symposium for Alumni and Early Career Researchers "The future of education around the world"

Symposium
The Max Planck Symposium is an intensive, two-day career conference serving as a platform to connect international Max Planck Alumni and Max Planck Early Career Researchers of all disciplines and Institutes. The topic of every symposium is suggested and realized by the participants themselves, who are then supported by high level experts and invited guests. We will be conducting an exclusively onsite symposium in 2024. All participants have the opportunity to participate in exciting onsite meeting formats. [more]

Book launch: Die Max-Planck-Gesellschaft. Wissenschafts- und Zeitgeschichte 1945 – 2005

The development of the Max Planck Society since 1948 has unfolded against the background of the history of the Federal Republic of Germany. Environmental problems, internationalization and the demand for more co-determination and gender equality also have affected the MPG and its strategies. This new publication compiles the results of an eight-year project exploring these connections comprehensively based on a broad range of sources. [more]

Barcamp in Hamburg

  • Date: Nov 2, 2023
  • Time: 01:00 PM - 06:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
  • Location: Hamburg
As part of the anniversary year, we aim to unite researchers and students to engage in discussions about current topics such as navigating legal challenges. For this purpose, we have chosen the barcamp as a particularly interactive format that encourages participants to explore any topic they find personally interesting or important. [more]

Pioneers of Science │ The Nobel Laureates of the Max Planck Society

Exhibition & Digital Story
The Nobel Prize is often dubbed the Oscar of science. In the Max Planck Society, 30 researchers have been honoured with the iconic award. To commemorate its anniversary, the MPG is showcasing a Digital Story and an exhibition delving into the significant scientific breakthroughs both in the present and the past. How has this research changed everyday life, industry and medicine since 1915 and shaped the modern world? The exhibition is currently touring six German cities this year, while the Digital Story can be accessed online at any time, offering continuous availability until further notice. [more]

8th Max Planck Symposium for Alumni and Early Career Researchers "The rise of social, economic and environmental justice"

Max Planck Symposium: Symposium
The Max Planck Symposium is an intensive, two-day career conference serving as a platform to connect international Max Planck Alumni and Max Planck Early Career Researchers of all disciplines and Institutes. The topic of every symposium is suggested and realized by the participants themselves, who are then supported by high level experts and invited guests. Following three years of completely digital and one hybrid symposia, we had decided to conduct an exclusively onsite symposium in 2023. All participants had the opportunity to participate in exciting onsite meeting formats, such as a cultural running dinner, fireside chats and a live art performance. [more]

Max Planck Day: Friday, 23 June 2023, Göttingen

On the occasion of its 75th anniversary, the Max Planck Society is offering a day of science presentations and displays at its founding site in Göttingen. You can explore the wonders of science and experience at first-hand the research of various Max Planck Institutes from Göttingen and all over Germany at the Science Market in front of the Old Town Hall. In the afternoon, find out about sustainability and environmental topics at the Max Planck Campus on the Faßberg. Or join us in the evening for the Science Slam in the Old Town Hall!Take the opportunity and discover basic research in all its diversity! [more]
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