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 🤔
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☀️ 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...
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❓ 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...
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🤔 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
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💻 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...
A violet colored Poster with green and black design objects. It´s a Poster for the HaPoc event.
🔉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
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📢 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...
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💻 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...
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🔍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!
Neue Forschende am Käte Hamburger Kolleg @core-rwth.bsky.social: Dr. Bernd Bösel, Dr. Tsvetelina Hristova, Dr. Ricky Wichum, Prof. Dr. Yi Gu und Prof. Dr. Fredrick Ogenga (v.l.) widmen sich der Frage, wie digitale Technologien die Welt verändern. 👍
➡️ www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/bqjlag
📸: J. Hambitzer
📸 Deutsche Welle
We cordially invite you to our kick-off event for the Freedom of Research Summit 2025, featuring an online talk by Ines Pohl, the Washington Bureau Chief at Deutsche Welle on academic freedom in the US!
ℹ️Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 2 to 5 pm
➡️Registration: khk.rwth-aachen.de/event/kick-o...
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💭 What do love letters and emotional AI have in common?
We cordially invite you to a talk by Anna Tuschling from the Institute for Media Studies at @ruhr-uni-bochum.de.
➡️Abstract and registration: khk.rwth-aachen.de/event/digita...
We look foward to seeing you in person or online!
‼️ Unfortunately, tonight's lecture by Gabriele Gramelsberger has to be canceled due to illness.
We hope to see you next week for Anna Tuschling's lecture on "Digitality as a Triad: From the Love Letter to Emotion AI": khk.rwth-aachen.de/event/digita...
📸: Christian van't Hoen