Manlio De Domenico
@manlius.bsky.social
Emergence, Networks & Complexity | Collective Behavior(s) from Cells to Societies 🧬🦠🧠🌇
Prof. @UniPadova, Galileo's University | Lab: @comunelab.bsky.social | Web: https://linktr.ee/manlius
Thoughts at manlius.substack.com
Prof. @UniPadova, Galileo's University | Lab: @comunelab.bsky.social | Web: https://linktr.ee/manlius
Thoughts at manlius.substack.com
Pinned
Manlio De Domenico
@manlius.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Complexity Thoughts
YouTube video by Manlio De Domenico
www.youtube.com
Why #ComplexitySci is fascinating?
#ComplexSystems are ubiquitous!🧬🦠🧫🔬🐠🦜🧠🌪️🧪
And provide an analytical framework to study the behavior of phys, bio, eco, human & artificial systems #AcademicSky
Curious? I write about them 👉 #ComplexityThoughts: manlius.substack.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8Sv...
#ComplexSystems are ubiquitous!🧬🦠🧫🔬🐠🦜🧠🌪️🧪
And provide an analytical framework to study the behavior of phys, bio, eco, human & artificial systems #AcademicSky
Curious? I write about them 👉 #ComplexityThoughts: manlius.substack.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8Sv...
You didn't know you needed quantum chess until you discovered its existence.
It can't be played in the physical world, but computers can make it possible.
youtu.be/PNyrnKIywZg?...
It can't be played in the physical world, but computers can make it possible.
youtu.be/PNyrnKIywZg?...
Quantum Chess Demo 2
YouTube video by N
youtu.be
February 2, 2026 at 7:54 PM
You didn't know you needed quantum chess until you discovered its existence.
It can't be played in the physical world, but computers can make it possible.
youtu.be/PNyrnKIywZg?...
It can't be played in the physical world, but computers can make it possible.
youtu.be/PNyrnKIywZg?...
Beautiful landscapes.
February 1, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Beautiful landscapes.
Yesterday, 3,000+ people got #ComplexityThoughts Issue 75 in their inbox.
Want the next one? Subscribe: open.substack.com/pub/manlius/...
#ComplexSystems 🧪🧬🦠🌐
As usual, also on:
🎧 Spotify: creators.spotify.com/pod/show/com...
🎧 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Want the next one? Subscribe: open.substack.com/pub/manlius/...
#ComplexSystems 🧪🧬🦠🌐
As usual, also on:
🎧 Spotify: creators.spotify.com/pod/show/com...
🎧 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
January 31, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Yesterday, 3,000+ people got #ComplexityThoughts Issue 75 in their inbox.
Want the next one? Subscribe: open.substack.com/pub/manlius/...
#ComplexSystems 🧪🧬🦠🌐
As usual, also on:
🎧 Spotify: creators.spotify.com/pod/show/com...
🎧 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Want the next one? Subscribe: open.substack.com/pub/manlius/...
#ComplexSystems 🧪🧬🦠🌐
As usual, also on:
🎧 Spotify: creators.spotify.com/pod/show/com...
🎧 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
"In other words, European taxpayers will have spent more on the funding process than on the funding itself, and the scientific ecosystem has been drained"
The situation is rapidly becoming unsustainable: the current research funding scheme does not work.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The situation is rapidly becoming unsustainable: the current research funding scheme does not work.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Point of no returns: researchers are crossing a threshold in the fight for funding
With so little money to go round, the costs of competing for grants can exceed what the grants are worth. When that happens, nobody wins.
www.nature.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:59 PM
"In other words, European taxpayers will have spent more on the funding process than on the funding itself, and the scientific ecosystem has been drained"
The situation is rapidly becoming unsustainable: the current research funding scheme does not work.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The situation is rapidly becoming unsustainable: the current research funding scheme does not work.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
After weeks w/ cloudy/rainy nights, finally I got a clean sky. But.. with neighbors' lights and half 🌗
I could not 📷 that much: pointed my Nikon D750 + 300mm lens to the Markarian's chain anyway. And got dozens of galaxies 50M lights years far away & a black hole 😜!
@siril.org #Astrophotography
I could not 📷 that much: pointed my Nikon D750 + 300mm lens to the Markarian's chain anyway. And got dozens of galaxies 50M lights years far away & a black hole 😜!
@siril.org #Astrophotography
January 27, 2026 at 9:29 PM
After weeks w/ cloudy/rainy nights, finally I got a clean sky. But.. with neighbors' lights and half 🌗
I could not 📷 that much: pointed my Nikon D750 + 300mm lens to the Markarian's chain anyway. And got dozens of galaxies 50M lights years far away & a black hole 😜!
@siril.org #Astrophotography
I could not 📷 that much: pointed my Nikon D750 + 300mm lens to the Markarian's chain anyway. And got dozens of galaxies 50M lights years far away & a black hole 😜!
@siril.org #Astrophotography
Questa foto di un mese fa è un test del mio nuovo astrografo (un piccolo telescopio per fare fotografie). Sono 20 minuti di posa su un gruppo di tre galassie che ha il nomignolo di Tripletto del Leone. L'ingrandimento è poco, ci sono foto infinitamente migliori, ma il punto non è questo...
⬇️
⬇️
January 24, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Reposted by Manlio De Domenico
🚨 New paper from @comunelab.bsky.social ! 🧪🧠
If you do connectome analysis from correlations, you’re probably averaging at some point (and you probably don't give it much thought).
But when is it OK?
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s42...
🧵 1/
If you do connectome analysis from correlations, you’re probably averaging at some point (and you probably don't give it much thought).
But when is it OK?
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s42...
🧵 1/
January 22, 2026 at 7:52 AM
🚨 New paper from @comunelab.bsky.social ! 🧪🧠
If you do connectome analysis from correlations, you’re probably averaging at some point (and you probably don't give it much thought).
But when is it OK?
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s42...
🧵 1/
If you do connectome analysis from correlations, you’re probably averaging at some point (and you probably don't give it much thought).
But when is it OK?
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s42...
🧵 1/
🚨 New paper from @comunelab.bsky.social ! 🧪🧠
If you do connectome analysis from correlations, you’re probably averaging at some point (and you probably don't give it much thought).
But when is it OK?
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s42...
🧵 1/
If you do connectome analysis from correlations, you’re probably averaging at some point (and you probably don't give it much thought).
But when is it OK?
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s42...
🧵 1/
January 22, 2026 at 7:52 AM
🚨 New paper from @comunelab.bsky.social ! 🧪🧠
If you do connectome analysis from correlations, you’re probably averaging at some point (and you probably don't give it much thought).
But when is it OK?
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s42...
🧵 1/
If you do connectome analysis from correlations, you’re probably averaging at some point (and you probably don't give it much thought).
But when is it OK?
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s42...
🧵 1/
Coherent, after all.
January 17, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Coherent, after all.
Reposted by Manlio De Domenico
How complex should network models be?
🚨 In our latest paper we quantify (if and) when higher-order interactions are informative versus reducible to pairwise structure without losing functional signal (e.g., diffusion behavior).
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
1/
🚨 In our latest paper we quantify (if and) when higher-order interactions are informative versus reducible to pairwise structure without losing functional signal (e.g., diffusion behavior).
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
1/
January 15, 2026 at 1:36 PM
How complex should network models be?
🚨 In our latest paper we quantify (if and) when higher-order interactions are informative versus reducible to pairwise structure without losing functional signal (e.g., diffusion behavior).
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
1/
🚨 In our latest paper we quantify (if and) when higher-order interactions are informative versus reducible to pairwise structure without losing functional signal (e.g., diffusion behavior).
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
1/
Spreading kindness can save the world.
Spreading good ideas can make it better.
Spreading good ideas can make it better.
January 15, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Spreading kindness can save the world.
Spreading good ideas can make it better.
Spreading good ideas can make it better.
How complex should network models be?
🚨 In our latest paper we quantify (if and) when higher-order interactions are informative versus reducible to pairwise structure without losing functional signal (e.g., diffusion behavior).
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
1/
🚨 In our latest paper we quantify (if and) when higher-order interactions are informative versus reducible to pairwise structure without losing functional signal (e.g., diffusion behavior).
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
1/
January 15, 2026 at 1:36 PM
How complex should network models be?
🚨 In our latest paper we quantify (if and) when higher-order interactions are informative versus reducible to pairwise structure without losing functional signal (e.g., diffusion behavior).
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
1/
🚨 In our latest paper we quantify (if and) when higher-order interactions are informative versus reducible to pairwise structure without losing functional signal (e.g., diffusion behavior).
👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
1/
Reposted by Manlio De Domenico
Why does life explore so few of the forms it could possibly take? Using fractal descriptors, this #scienceadvances paper shows that Earth’s biosphere clusters around simple shapes, reflecting deep evolutionary constraints. @artemyte.bsky.social @manlius.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
January 11, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Why does life explore so few of the forms it could possibly take? Using fractal descriptors, this #scienceadvances paper shows that Earth’s biosphere clusters around simple shapes, reflecting deep evolutionary constraints. @artemyte.bsky.social @manlius.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
Reposted by Manlio De Domenico
Cone nebula | Christmas tree (NGC2264) - This is still a work in progress. I’ve been imaging this nebula for about three weeks, fitting it in between unstable weather and other projects running in parallel.
This is the emission signal mostly due to ionized hydrogen (Hɑ) >>>
🔭
#Astrophotography
This is the emission signal mostly due to ionized hydrogen (Hɑ) >>>
🔭
#Astrophotography
January 8, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Cone nebula | Christmas tree (NGC2264) - This is still a work in progress. I’ve been imaging this nebula for about three weeks, fitting it in between unstable weather and other projects running in parallel.
This is the emission signal mostly due to ionized hydrogen (Hɑ) >>>
🔭
#Astrophotography
This is the emission signal mostly due to ionized hydrogen (Hɑ) >>>
🔭
#Astrophotography
Reposted by Manlio De Domenico
General laws of biodiversity: Climatic niches predict plant range size and ecological dominance globally
”key insights into species’ vulnerability to environmental change and the processes that structure biodiversity at global scales“
🌐🧪🌍🌱
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
”key insights into species’ vulnerability to environmental change and the processes that structure biodiversity at global scales“
🌐🧪🌍🌱
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
www.pnas.org
January 7, 2026 at 11:23 PM
General laws of biodiversity: Climatic niches predict plant range size and ecological dominance globally
”key insights into species’ vulnerability to environmental change and the processes that structure biodiversity at global scales“
🌐🧪🌍🌱
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
”key insights into species’ vulnerability to environmental change and the processes that structure biodiversity at global scales“
🌐🧪🌍🌱
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Reposted by Manlio De Domenico
strong evidence of convergent genome evolution across the animal kingdom suggesting that, in large part, adaptation to life on land is predictable, linking genes to ecosystems
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧪🌐🧬🌍
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧪🌐🧬🌍
Convergent genome evolution shaped the emergence of terrestrial animals - Nature
Comparisons of 154 genomes from 21 animal phyla and outgroups have been used to reconstruct ancestral adaptation to life on land across 11 distinct terrestrialization events, revealing strong evidence...
www.nature.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:28 PM
strong evidence of convergent genome evolution across the animal kingdom suggesting that, in large part, adaptation to life on land is predictable, linking genes to ecosystems
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧪🌐🧬🌍
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧪🌐🧬🌍
strong evidence of convergent genome evolution across the animal kingdom suggesting that, in large part, adaptation to life on land is predictable, linking genes to ecosystems
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧪🌐🧬🌍
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧪🌐🧬🌍
Convergent genome evolution shaped the emergence of terrestrial animals - Nature
Comparisons of 154 genomes from 21 animal phyla and outgroups have been used to reconstruct ancestral adaptation to life on land across 11 distinct terrestrialization events, revealing strong evidence...
www.nature.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:28 PM
strong evidence of convergent genome evolution across the animal kingdom suggesting that, in large part, adaptation to life on land is predictable, linking genes to ecosystems
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧪🌐🧬🌍
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧪🌐🧬🌍
General laws of biodiversity: Climatic niches predict plant range size and ecological dominance globally
”key insights into species’ vulnerability to environmental change and the processes that structure biodiversity at global scales“
🌐🧪🌍🌱
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
”key insights into species’ vulnerability to environmental change and the processes that structure biodiversity at global scales“
🌐🧪🌍🌱
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
www.pnas.org
January 7, 2026 at 11:23 PM
General laws of biodiversity: Climatic niches predict plant range size and ecological dominance globally
”key insights into species’ vulnerability to environmental change and the processes that structure biodiversity at global scales“
🌐🧪🌍🌱
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
”key insights into species’ vulnerability to environmental change and the processes that structure biodiversity at global scales“
🌐🧪🌍🌱
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Reposted by Manlio De Domenico
While we are bombing Venezuela to get access to their oil, China is going all in on solar… and the rest of the world is following.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/c...
Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:07 PM
While we are bombing Venezuela to get access to their oil, China is going all in on solar… and the rest of the world is following.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/c...
Reposted by Manlio De Domenico
Netflix’s Stranger Things is more interesting: it leans on Einstein instead. I’ll let myself be a bit more speculative than usual and ask a simple question: if the Upside Down had to obey physics, what would it have to be?
Happy 2026!
👉 open.substack.com/pub/manlius/...
Happy 2026!
👉 open.substack.com/pub/manlius/...
January 1, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Netflix’s Stranger Things is more interesting: it leans on Einstein instead. I’ll let myself be a bit more speculative than usual and ask a simple question: if the Upside Down had to obey physics, what would it have to be?
Happy 2026!
👉 open.substack.com/pub/manlius/...
Happy 2026!
👉 open.substack.com/pub/manlius/...
“I know why all electrons have the same charge and mass.”
“Why?”
“Because they are all the same electron!”
Wrong, if taken literally. But ideas like this don’t matter bc they survive, they matter just bc they change how we think 💡 @proffeynman.bsky.social
👉 www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physi...
“Why?”
“Because they are all the same electron!”
Wrong, if taken literally. But ideas like this don’t matter bc they survive, they matter just bc they change how we think 💡 @proffeynman.bsky.social
👉 www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physi...
January 2, 2026 at 6:04 PM
“I know why all electrons have the same charge and mass.”
“Why?”
“Because they are all the same electron!”
Wrong, if taken literally. But ideas like this don’t matter bc they survive, they matter just bc they change how we think 💡 @proffeynman.bsky.social
👉 www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physi...
“Why?”
“Because they are all the same electron!”
Wrong, if taken literally. But ideas like this don’t matter bc they survive, they matter just bc they change how we think 💡 @proffeynman.bsky.social
👉 www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physi...
Netflix’s Stranger Things is more interesting: it leans on Einstein instead. I’ll let myself be a bit more speculative than usual and ask a simple question: if the Upside Down had to obey physics, what would it have to be?
Happy 2026!
👉 open.substack.com/pub/manlius/...
Happy 2026!
👉 open.substack.com/pub/manlius/...
January 1, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Netflix’s Stranger Things is more interesting: it leans on Einstein instead. I’ll let myself be a bit more speculative than usual and ask a simple question: if the Upside Down had to obey physics, what would it have to be?
Happy 2026!
👉 open.substack.com/pub/manlius/...
Happy 2026!
👉 open.substack.com/pub/manlius/...
The "free world"...
~ "Canadians should be aware of stricter protocol when visiting the US, incl. a photograph upon exiting the country. Border guards may request access to your smartphone & can look at whatever is on it. This might incl. sensitive photos, documents & text." www.vancouverisawesome.com/travel/us-bo...
Do U.S. border checks require social media? What Canadians need to know
Get the latest advice for trips south of the border.
www.vancouverisawesome.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The "free world"...