«The Theoretical University» in the Data Age. Have the great theories become obsolete? Anniversary Conference. Bielefeld University. 14–15 November 2019

Why Big Theories are Here to Stay

Nancy Cartwright — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000

«The Theoretical University» in the Data Age. Have the great theories become obsolete? Anniversary Conference | Bielefeld University | 14–15 November 2019

Keynote Lecture:

Professor Nancy Cartwright (Durham/San Diego): Why Big Theories are Here to Stay

Data Science & Machine Learning

Kristian Kersting — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000

«The Theoretical University» in the Data Age. Have the great theories become obsolete? Anniversary Conference | Bielefeld University | 14–15 November 2019

Panel C: Big Data: From Machine Learning to Quantum Computing
(Organized by: Dario Anselmetti, Barbara Hammer)

Kristian Kersting (TU Darmstadt): Data Science & Machine Learning

Will Quantum Computing Disrupt Machine Learning?

Christian Bauckhage — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000

«The Theoretical University» in the Data Age. Have the great theories become obsolete? Anniversary Conference | Bielefeld University | 14–15 November 2019

Panel C: Big Data: From Machine Learning to Quantum Computing
(Organized by: Dario Anselmetti, Barbara Hammer)

Christian Bauckhage (IAIS Fraunhofer, Sankt Augustin): Will Quantum Computing Disrupt Machine Learning?

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Carlo Beenakker — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000

«The Theoretical University» in the Data Age. Have the great theories become obsolete? Anniversary Conference | Bielefeld University | 14–15 November 2019

Panel C: Big Data: From Machine Learning to Quantum Computing
(Organized by: Dario Anselmetti, Barbara Hammer)

Carlo Beenakker (Leiden University): Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Transdisciplinary Templates, Machine Learning, and the Prospects for Theoryfree Models

Paul Humphreys — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000

«The Theoretical University» in the Data Age. Have the great theories become obsolete? Anniversary Conference | Bielefeld University | 14–15 November 2019

Panel D: Interdisciplinary Models for a Complex World
(Organized by: Martin Carrier, Armin Gölzhäuser, Marie I. Kaiser)

Paul Humphreys (Charlottesville): Transdisciplinary Templates, Machine Learning, and the Prospects for Theoryfree Models

Random Walks: The Role of Topological Constraints in Physics and Beyond

Kurt Kremer — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000

«The Theoretical University» in the Data Age. Have the great theories become obsolete? Anniversary Conference | Bielefeld University | 14–15 November 2019

Panel D: Interdisciplinary Models for a Complex World

(Organized by: Martin Carrier, Armin Gölzhäuser, Marie I. Kaiser)

Kurt Kremer (Mainz): Random Walks: The Role of Topological Constraints in Physics and Beyond

The Causes and Consequences of Individual Differences

Franjo Weissing — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000

«The Theoretical University» in the Data Age. Have the great theories become obsolete? Anniversary Conference | Bielefeld University | 14–15 November 2019

Panel D: Interdisciplinary Models for a Complex World

(Organized by: Martin Carrier, Armin Gölzhäuser, Marie I. Kaiser)

Franjo Weissing (Groningen): The Causes and Consequences of Individual Differences

Relations Matter: World Systems Theory and Beyond

Stephan Lessenich — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000

«The Theoretical University» in the Data Age. Have the great theories become obsolete? Anniversary Conference | Bielefeld University | 14–15 November 2019

Panel A: Theorizing Contemporary Society. Challenges and Perspectives
(Organisation: Sina Farzin, Hamburg; Julian Go, Boston; Tobias Werron, Bielefeld)

Stephan Lessenich (Munich): Relations Matter: World Systems Theory and Beyond

Globalizing Social Theory

Julian Go — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000

«The Theoretical University» in the Data Age. Have the great theories become obsolete? Anniversary Conference | Bielefeld University | 14–15 November 2019

Panel A: Theorizing Contemporary Society. Challenges and Perspectives
(Organisation: Sina Farzin, Hamburg; Julian Go, Boston; Tobias Werron, Bielefeld)

Julian Go (Boston): Globalizing Social Theory

Theorising or Diagnosing the Present? Two Genres of Sociological Thinking

Sina Farzin — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000

«The Theoretical University» in the Data Age. Have the great theories become obsolete? Anniversary Conference | Bielefeld University | 14–15 November 2019

Panel A: Theorizing Contemporary Society. Challenges and Perspectives
(Organisation: Sina Farzin, Hamburg; Julian Go, Boston; Tobias Werron, Bielefeld)

Sina Farzin: Theorising or Diagnosing the Present? Two Genres of Sociological Thinking

Comment on the talks (Panel A)

Uwe Schimank — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000

The Theoretical University» in the Data Age. Have the great theories become obsolete? Anniversary Conference | Bielefeld University | 14–15 November 2019

Panel A: Theorizing Contemporary Society. Challenges and Perspectives
(Organisation: Sina Farzin, Hamburg; Julian Go, Boston; Tobias Werron, Bielefeld)

Comment on the talks - Discussant: Uwe Schimank (Bremen)

Moderated Discussion (Panel A)

Sina Farzin, Julian Go, Stephan Lessenich, Uwe Schimank, Tobias Werron — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000

«The Theoretical University» in the Data Age. Have the great theories become obsolete? Anniversary Conference | Bielefeld University | 14–15 November 2019

Panel A: Theorizing Contemporary Society. Challenges and Perspectives
(Organisation: Sina Farzin, Hamburg; Julian Go, Boston; Tobias Werron, Bielefeld)

Moderated Discussion. Moderator: Tobias Werron (Bielefeld)

Humboldts Modell der Universität im digitalen Zeitalter

Michael N. Forster — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000

«The Theoretical University» in the Data Age. Have the great theories become obsolete? Anniversary Conference | Bielefeld University | 14–15 November 2019

Panel B: Contemporary Text Cultures: Theoretical Perspectives of Historical Text Studies
(Organized by: Franz-Josef Arlinghaus, Lars Deile, Silke Schwandt, Carlos Spoerhase, Véronique Zanetti)

Michael N. Forster (Bonn): Humboldts Modell der Universität im digitalen Zeitalter

Philologische Sozialisation und die Zumutungen des „Digital“. Probleme eines (vielleicht) Paradigmenwechsels in den „Humanities“

Bernhard Jussen — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000

«The Theoretical University» in the Data Age. Have the great theories become obsolete? Anniversary Conference | Bielefeld University | 14–15 November 2019

Panel B: Contemporary Text Cultures: Theoretical Perspectives of Historical Text Studies
(Organized by: Franz-Josef Arlinghaus, Lars Deile, Silke Schwandt, Carlos Spoerhase, Véronique Zanetti)

Bernhard Jussen (Frankfurt/Main): Philologische Sozialisation und die Zumutungen des „Digital“. Probleme eines (vielleicht) Paradigmenwechsels in den „Humanities“

Materialität - Digitalität - Textualtät. Kategorien modellieren

Andrea Rapp — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000

«The Theoretical University» in the Data Age. Have the great theories become obsolete? Anniversary Conference | Bielefeld University | 14–15 November 2019

Panel B: Contemporary Text Cultures: Theoretical Perspectives of Historical Text Studies
(Organized by: Franz-Josef Arlinghaus, Lars Deile, Silke Schwandt, Carlos Spoerhase, Véronique Zanetti)

Andrea Rapp (Darmstadt): Materialität - Digitalität - Textualtät. Kategorien modellieren

Diskussion (der Gäste mit dem Publikum)

Silke Schwandt — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000

«The Theoretical University» in the Data Age. Have the great theories become obsolete? Anniversary Conference | Bielefeld University | 14–15 November 2019

Panel B: Contemporary Text Cultures: Theoretical Perspectives of Historical Text Studies
(Organized by: Franz-Josef Arlinghaus, Lars Deile, Silke Schwandt, Carlos Spoerhase, Véronique Zanetti)

Diskussion der Gäste mit dem Publikum
Moderation: Silke Schwandt (Bielefeld)

The Role of Theory in Different Disciplines

Fri, 21 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000

«The Theoretical University» in the Data Age. Have the great theories become obsolete? Anniversary Conference | Bielefeld University | 14–15 November 2019

Panel Discussion: The Role of Theory in Different Disciplines

Discussants: Carlo Beenakker (Leiden) | Angelika Epple (Bielefeld) Armin Gölzhäuser (Bielefeld) | Carlos Spoerhase (Bielefeld) | Tobias Werron (Bielefeld).

Moderation: Manuela Lenzen (Bielefeld)

The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge and the Importance of Basic Research

Robbert Dijkgraaf — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000

«The Theoretical University» in the Data Age. Have the great theories become obsolete? Anniversary Conference | Bielefeld University | 14–15 November 2019

Opening Keynote:

Professor Robbert Dijkgraaf (Princeton): The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge and the Importance of Basic Research

Wie die Wissenschaft im Zeitalter der Daten steuern? Good Governance vs. Ökonomisierung

Fri, 21 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000

«The Theoretical University» in the Data Age. Have the great theories become obsolete? Anniversary Conference | Bielefeld University | 14–15 November 2019

Politische Diskussionsrunde: Wie die Wissenschaft im Zeitalter der Daten steuern? Good Governance vs. Ökonomisierung. Mit Robbert Dijkgraaf (Princeton) | Dieter Imboden (Zürich) Ada Pellert (Hagen) | Eva Quante-Brandt (Bremen) Gerhard Sagerer (Bielefeld).

Moderation: Benedikt Schulz (Köln)