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Fabio Saracco @sarawalk.bsky.social · Sep 4

Check out the full program: 👉 www.code-project.it/besafe/
See you there! @akacaycepollard.bsky.social @smelons.bsky.social @frapierri.bsky.social @cref-enrico-fermi.bsky.social
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BeSAFE

BeSAFE: Behavioral and Social Aspects in Fighting Epidemics

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Francesca Colaiori @akacaycepollard.bsky.social · Sep 3

Was the UK’s strategy the optimal one?
During the COVID-19 pandemic, public health authorities had to make swift decisions and chose whether to delay booster doses. Read more about the optimal timing of doses when resources are scarce here:
journals.aps.org/prresearch/a...
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When to boost: How dose timing determines the epidemic threshold

Most vaccines require multiple doses, the first to induce recognition and antibody production and subsequent doses to boost the primary response and achieve optimal protection. We show that properly p...

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Francesca Colaiori @akacaycepollard.bsky.social · Sep 3

Again about or Phys Rev research paper www.repubblica.it/salute/dossi...

Vaccini: l’intervallo tra le dosi è un fattore fondamentale per contenere un’epidemia

A discuterne sono alcuni ricercatori del Cnr, in uno studio pubblicato su Physical Review Research

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Francesca Colaiori @akacaycepollard.bsky.social · Sep 3

About our Phys rev research paper
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Vaccini: il tempo tra le dosi può fare la differenza

Uno studio del Cnr dimostra come la gestione dell'intervallo tra la prima dose di vaccino (primer) e quella di richiamo (booster) sia un fattore determinante per l'esito della diffusione epidemica. La...

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Francesca Colaiori @akacaycepollard.bsky.social · Sep 3

*When to boost: How dose timing determines the epidemic threshold*
Our paper is out on Physical Review Research!
journals.aps.org/prresearch/a...

When to boost: How dose timing determines the epidemic threshold

Most vaccines require multiple doses, the first to induce recognition and antibody production and subsequent doses to boost the primary response and achieve optimal protection. We show that properly p...

journals.aps.org

Francesca Colaiori @akacaycepollard.bsky.social · Jul 4

La scienza è un cammino. Non è lineare, non è prevedibile, e riguarda tutti noi.

Non vi perdete per nessuna ragione #PecoreElettriche, il supplemento del il manifesto con storie di scienza curato da Andrea Capocci in edicola da oggi e per tutto il mese di luglio.

Quante storie da scrivere prima di diventare Scienza | il manifesto

(Editoriale) C’è la Scienza. E poi c’è la scienza, con la minuscola. La prima ci affascina perché rappresenta il limite ultimo della nostra conoscenza e, a volte, come ogni frontiera, mette paura. La ...

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Francesca Colaiori @akacaycepollard.bsky.social · Jun 21

5/5
I never knew what it was. But that curiosity that remained suspended will remain another thread in the fabric of memories I carry with me.
His loss is immense. But so is the legacy he leaves.

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Francesca Colaiori @akacaycepollard.bsky.social · Jun 21

4/5
In the last meetings, he had mentioned that he had something for me — something that, he said, I would be happy to receive. When I later wrote to send him this photo, I also asked him about that mysterious gift. He replied that he was still looking for it, adding, “research takes time.”

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Francesca Colaiori @akacaycepollard.bsky.social · Jun 21

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I took this photo of him and Y.-C. Zhang during a walk through the ancient ruins of Rome, the day we were celebrating the Nobel Prize to Giorgio Parisi, in 2021. Joy, science, friendship, everything was intertwined in that moment.

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Francesca Colaiori @akacaycepollard.bsky.social · Jun 21

2/5
He had a rare ability to combine depth and clarity, rigor and creativity. His teachings continue to guide me, and his kindness, his discreet humor and his generosity have left a lasting impression.

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Francesca Colaiori @akacaycepollard.bsky.social · Jun 21

I have just learned with immense sadness of the passing of my thesis supervisor, Francesco Guerra.He was a brilliant physicist and an extraordinary mentor. I had the privilege of working with him during my thesis on spin glasses during a period that marked me deeply, both scientifically and humanly.

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Francesca Colaiori @akacaycepollard.bsky.social · Jun 14

Luca Manzi a #scienzapop #now

Francesca Colaiori @akacaycepollard.bsky.social · Jun 14

Only a few days left to submit your abstract to the BeSafe Satellite Workshop @ccs2005.bsky.social. Details & submission: www.code-project.it/besafe/
Participate and feel free to spread the word.
For any questions email: [email protected].
@sarawalk.bsky.social @frapierri.bsky.social

BeSAFE

BeSAFE: Behavioral and Social Aspects in Fighting Epidemics

www.code-project.it

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Francesca Colaiori @akacaycepollard.bsky.social · Jun 14

Oggi e domani 14-15 giugno scienzapop, festival della scienza dell'esquilino, ingresso libero labs gratuiti 4-99 scienzapop.it Venite!

Home | ScienzaPop

Il 14 e il 15 giugno 2025 la quarta edizione di Scienza Pop esplora Il rapporto tra scienza e società, con i suoi paradossi e le sue contraddizioni.

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Francesca Colaiori @akacaycepollard.bsky.social · Jun 13

Last day in London after the inspiring and also moving #ChartingComplexity conference, celebrating @alexvespi.bsky.social 60th birthday. A chance to meet brilliant minds and dear friends and all the amazing community that Alex has built around him over the years

Grateful to have been part of it <3

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Francesca Colaiori @akacaycepollard.bsky.social · Jun 10

The Charting Complexity conference just kicked off in London!
So happy to be here to celebrate Alessandro Vespignani’s birthday with an incredible community of scientists and friends.
Exciting days ahead ✨

chartingcomplexity.webflow.io
#ChartingComplexity #ScienceFriends #Vespignani60

Charting Complexity

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Francesca Colaiori @akacaycepollard.bsky.social · May 31

News about our Besafe satellite!

Fabio Saracco @sarawalk.bsky.social · May 30

@akacaycepollard.bsky.social @frapierri.bsky.social @cref-enrico-fermi.bsky.social

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arXiv physics.soc-ph Physics and Society @physicssocph-bot.bsky.social · Feb 25

Alessandro Celestini, Francesca Colaiori, Stefano Guarino, Enrico Mastrostefano, Francesca Pelusi, Lena Rebecca Zastrow: When to Boost: How Dose Timing Determines the Epidemic Threshold https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.16715 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2502.16715 https://arxiv.org/html/2502.16715

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Francesca Colaiori @akacaycepollard.bsky.social · May 19

Call for bstracts to the #BeSAFE satellite workshop of #CCS 2025 on the interplay between human behavior, social structures, and the spread of infectious diseases. Siena (Italy) Sept 4, 2025
Deadline: 30/05/2025
www.code-project.it/besafe/
[email protected]
#CODEproject www.code-project.it

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Francesca Colaiori @akacaycepollard.bsky.social · May 19

Call for contribution for our satellite workshop
3 sept 2025, Siena
Feedback and Cooperative Effects in Networked Social Dynamics
sites.google.com/view/ccs2025...
#CCS2025
We invite abstracts of published or unpublished work for contributed talks to take place at the satellite.
DEadline 8 June 2025

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Fabio Saracco @sarawalk.bsky.social · May 12

Many thanks to @akacaycepollard.bsky.social @frapierri.bsky.social, Stefano Guarino and Fabio Mazza for co-organising the event ❤️!🧵4/4

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · Apr 21

Latest podcast is out: Get in everyone, we are going to Resistance Summer School!

Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101.

Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up!
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Columbia Canceled My Course on Race and Media. I'm Going to Teach It Anyway.

This is not a time for media literacy or historical knowledge to be held hostage by institutions bending the knee to authoritarianism.

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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · Apr 21

BOOM: Harvard sues Trump administration.

Defendants include the agency heads of NIH, NSF, Dept of Ed, DOE, DoD, NASA, GSA, and...DOJ (Pam Bondi).

Full compliant here: www.harvard.edu/research-fun...

NYT summary (gift): www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/u...

Harvard University Sues Trump Administration (Gift Article)

Harvard’s lawsuit comes after the administration sought to force the university to comply with a list of demands by cutting billions in federal funding the school receives.

www.nytimes.com

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Francesca Colaiori @akacaycepollard.bsky.social · Mar 12

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openRxiv is an independent non-profit, the new organizational home for bioRxiv and medRxiv, enabling researchers to instantly share groundbreaking findings with the global scientific community.

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Mike Schatz @mikeschatz.bsky.social · Mar 8

One of the most powerful moments of the day came from Emily Whitehead who told the story of how she was the first pediatric patient to receive CAR T-cell therapy for her leukemia at age 5: “I stand up for science because science saved my life. And that’s a fact.” @standupforscience.bsky.social

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