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Diego Rybski @diegorybski.bsky.social · 3d

Urban October #unhabitat urbanoctober.unhabitat.org

Urban October 2025 | Urban October

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Diego Rybski @diegorybski.bsky.social · 14d

I came across "An Editor's Guide to Writing and Publishing Science" by Michael Hochberg (Oxford, 2019). As far as I have read, this is the best book on the subject that I know. academic.oup.com/book/35089 doi.org/10.1093/oso/...

An Editor's Guide to Writing and Publishing Science

Abstract. Scientists must communicate their work through clear writing and publish it where it will be read. To succeed, you need method, but also need to

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Diego Rybski @diegorybski.bsky.social · 23d

reminder ... please repost

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Diego Rybski @diegorybski.bsky.social · 23d

ethics.dsi.uzh.ch/project/ethi...

Ethics in Complex Systems

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 26d

In cellular automata, simple rules create elaborate structures. Now researchers are working backward — starting with the result to learn the rules behind it. @georgemusser.com, SFI’s 2025 Journalism Fellow, explores how this could reshape computation and self-organization in Quanta:

Self-Assembly Gets Automated in Reverse of ‘Game of Life’ | Quanta Magazine

In cellular automata, simple rules create elaborate structures. Now researchers can start with the structures and reverse-engineer the rules.

www.quantamagazine.org

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Diego Rybski @diegorybski.bsky.social · 29d

www.lulu.com/shop/diego-r...

On Writing Papers

Have you ever wondered why some scientific papers become extremely influential, while so many others fade into obscurity? Contrary to popular belief, this is often more about the presentation of the a...

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 29d

The 2026 Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowships applications are open, offering early-career scholars intellectual freedom, transdisciplinary collaboration with leading researchers, and a competitive salary with research and collaboration funds.

Deadline: Oct 1, 2025
Apply: santafe.edu/sfifellowship

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Diego Rybski @diegorybski.bsky.social · Sep 5

next CCS: Oct 9-16 2026, Binghamton, NY #CCS2026 @hirokisayama.bsky.social

Conference on Complex Systems @css-conference.bsky.social · Sep 5

Hiroki Sayama announced that CCS2026 will be held in Binghamton, USA — see you there! 🇺🇸 #CCS2026

Diego Rybski @diegorybski.bsky.social · Sep 5

Hard Switch II?

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · Sep 4

Major European cities at the same scale. I to Melbourne (Australia) 18 years ago from Berlin. You can squeeze Berlin around seven times into Melbourne. Density matters. In a low density beast like Melbourne residents pay for much more infrastructure per head. Expensive exercise. HT @xruiztru

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Diego Rybski @diegorybski.bsky.social · Sep 4

please repost

Diego Rybski @diegorybski.bsky.social · Sep 4

Looks more complicated than it is. In our recent study journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... we search for an optimum city size, minimizing both urban carbon emissions and urban heat island (constraint: fundamental allometry). It turns out that given the known UHI parameters such optimum does not exist.

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Diego Rybski @diegorybski.bsky.social · Sep 1

Call for Nominations: Young Scientist Awards 2026
Physics of Socio-economic Systems Division (phi·SOE), German Physical Society (DPG)
Deadline: October 15, 2025
Sponsored by Capital Fund Management (CFM)
Further details:
www.dpg-physik.de/vereinigunge...

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · Aug 11

Collaborate with researchers globally. Chart your transdisciplinary path. Apply to SFI's 2026 Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowships. Competitive pay, research funds, and generous benefits to become a leader in transdisciplinary research.

Deadline: Oct 1, 2025
Apply: santafe.edu/sfifellowship

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Alexander Dunkel @alex.himself.alexanderdunkel.com.ap.brid.gy · Aug 8

At the @ioer FDZ, we have been thinking about ways to improve the production of scientific knowledge and contribute solutions to the #reproducibility crisis.

One initiative that we are now sharing with the wider scientific community is #Carto-Lab […]

[Original post on himself.alexanderdunkel.com]

Reproducible spatial visual analytics with Carto-Lab Docker

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · Aug 5

Direct your research. Forge lifelong connections. Apply for the 2026 Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowships. SFI is looking for recent PhD graduates with quantitative and computational skills interested in theoretical collaborative research.

Deadline: Oct 1, 2025
Apply: santafe.edu/sfifellowship

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Sean Carroll @seanmcarroll.bsky.social · Aug 6

Applications for next year’s Guggenheim Fellowships are now open! @guggfellows.bsky.social

www.gf.org/program/how-...

Application Guidelines — Guggenheim Fellowship — Guggenheim Fellowships: Supporting Artists, Scholars, & Scientists

Find detailed information on the application process for the Guggenheim Fellowship and learn how to submit your application for a grant.

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Diego Rybski @diegorybski.bsky.social · Jul 30

need to have a closer read ...

💧🌏 Greg Cocks @kiwiincolorado.bsky.social · Feb 13

#Scaling In #Branch Thickness And The #Fractal #Aesthetic Of #Trees [In #Art From #DaVinci To #Mondrian]
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#spatial #maths #mathematics #painting #representation #α #biology #artwork #radiusscalingexponent #branches #branching #nature #naturalpatterns #proportions #physiology

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Humboldt-Stiftung @humboldt-foundation.de · Jul 29

Global Minds Initiative Germany: Federal Ministry of Research launches new programme to strengthen Germany as a science location together with the Humboldt Foundation, @dfg.de and @daadworldwide.bsky.social.
www.bmftr.bund.de/EN/Research/...

Global Minds Initiative Germany - BMBF

Our Global Minds Initiative Germany offers international research talent career prospects in the German science system. We will thereby lastingly strengthen the German and European Research Area.

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Melanie Mitchell @melaniemitchell.bsky.social · Jul 30

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · Jul 28

Applications are open for SFI's 2026 Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowships

If you’ve recently earned a Ph.D. in any scientific field and want to pursue independent, transdisciplinary research, consider applying.

Deadline: October 1, 2025
Apply here: santafe.edu/sfifellowship

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · Jul 30

Iceland and Bulgaria are two unlikely lookalike countries.

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Diego Rybski @diegorybski.bsky.social · Jul 10

"Nature Cities" is now strategic partner of the "International Land Use Symposium 2025" #ilus2025 Participants can use the opportunity to meet some of the editors in Dresden ilus2025.ioer.info

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Humboldt-Stiftung @humboldt-foundation.de · Jul 10

Apply until 18 August! 👋 Together with our partners, we invite early & mid-career researchers based in Germany to participate in the Indo-German Frontiers of Engineering Symposium. #FrontiersOfResearch
📅 11-14 March 2026 in Jülich
www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/apply/spo...

Call for applications

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Diego Rybski @diegorybski.bsky.social · Jul 9

I give away a copy for the best idea of a (new) collaboration - drop me an email ... link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

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Science Magazine @science.org · Jul 9

The appearance of large language models caused a drastic shift in the vocabulary of academic writing, according to an analysis in #ScienceAdvances of more than 15 million biomedical abstracts published from 2010 to 2024. scim.ag/3IhpoQF

Delving into LLM-assisted writing in biomedical publications through excess vocabulary

Excess words track LLM usage in biomedical publications.

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