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» Veröffentlicht am 23. November 2023

AI and Art - Exhibition "Latent Space Agency" by Moritz Wehrmann

The "latent space" is a space of possibilities and voids that leads into a dimension beyond our everyday understanding of logic and world contexts. ZiF Artist in Residence 2022 Moritz Wehrmann questions the nature of spaces and dimensions, be it in the mathematical representation of a high-dimensional space in AI models, in the relations of the media used and thematized or in the physical, sensually perceptible space. In latent spaces, as in Moritz Wehrmann's works, the incoherent is connected and opens up new perspectives.The exhibition was opened in October 2023.

» Veröffentlicht am 19. Oktober 2023

Exhibition "Rauschen" - Art on the ZiF walls

The temporary mural "Rauschen" by Sebastian Freytag accompanies ZiF visitors on the walls alongside their way to the main entrance.

» Veröffentlicht am 6. Oktober 2023

New Executive Director and Board of Directors

» Veröffentlicht am 25. September 2023

New Artist in Residence: Erica Shires

In addition to its scientific endeavours and focus, ZiF promotes artistic perspectives and interventions. The goal of this line of funding is to intensify the dialogue between Science and the Arts. The "Artist in Residence" programme is one of the building blocks to pursue that goal.

» Veröffentlicht am 30. August 2023

Sommerkonzert am ZiF mit dem NÉ-K Trio

Das NÉ-K Trio unter der Leitung von Nils Rabente bescherte den zahlreichen Zuhörer*innen im oberen Foyer des ZiF mit Piano, Kontrabass und Schlagzeug einen intensiven und vielseitigen Abend. Das Publikum bedankte sich nicht nur mit Applaus und hartnäckigen Forderungen nach Zugaben, sondern vor allem mit hochkonzentriertem Zuhören.

» Veröffentlicht am 1. August 2023

The Norbert Elias Fellowship Program

Global challenges need corresponding perspectives. In order to increase the diversity of perspectives in ZiF research projects and to make African researchers more visible, ZiF offers two fellowships annually for African scholars: the Norbert Elias Fellowships. Read more in our interviews with the Norbert Elias Fellows.

» Veröffentlicht am 7. Juli 2023

Biases at the Science-Policy Interface

Biases are everywhere. Since it is not possible to get rid of them completely, it is all the more important to become aware of and reflect them. That was the goal of the workshop “Biases in the acquisition and consideration of evidence” which was held by ZiF's Research Group “The Epistemology of Evidence-Based Policy: How Philosophy can Facilitate the Science-Policy Interface” at ZiF on 11-12 May.

» Veröffentlicht am 7. Juli 2023

Philanthropic Organizations in Global Public Policies

To better understand the many facets of this shift, the workshop "Evidence-Based Benevolence? The Role of Philanthropic Organizations in Global Public Policies" (March 27-29 at ZiF) brought together different disciplinary perspectives. The workshop was convened by Evelyn Moser (Bonn), Marc Mölders (Bielefeld), Oliver Razum (Bielefeld) and Holger Straßheim (Bielefeld).

» Veröffentlicht am 27. April 2023

Volcanoes, AI & Music and the Science-Policy Interface

Connecting researchers: Three interdisciplinary research groups at ZiF "met and dined".

» Veröffentlicht am 27. April 2023

Do Policy-Makers and Scientists Disagree About Scientific Evidence?

First Workshop "(Mis-)Interpretation of Scientific Evidence" of the Research Group "The Epistemology of Evidence-Based Policy: How Philosophy can Facilitate the Science-Policy Interface" (30 - 31 March 2023)