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Brennan Klein @jkbren.bsky.social · 8d

Come join us in Boston this summer!

It's the 20-year anniversary of one of my absolute favorite conferences — we'll be planning some exciting events/discussions to celebrate how far this field has come and where it might go next.

Watch this space: www.netsci2026.com

NetSci 2026 @netsciconf.bsky.social · 8d

📌 Save the Date!

The flagship conference of the Network Science Society - 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗦𝗰𝗶 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 - is coming to Northeastern University’s Network Science Institute, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭-𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.
Prepare to share ideas, discoveries & challenges in network science.

Registration opens soon! 🔗 www.netsci2026.com

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NetSci 2026 @netsciconf.bsky.social · 8d

📌 Save the Date!

The flagship conference of the Network Science Society - 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗦𝗰𝗶 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 - is coming to Northeastern University’s Network Science Institute, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭-𝟱, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.
Prepare to share ideas, discoveries & challenges in network science.

Registration opens soon! 🔗 www.netsci2026.com

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𝙲𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚎𝙽𝚎𝚝 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟼 @complenet.bsky.social · 24d

📢 Excited to announce CompleNet 2026! Join us to share your network science research in a highly interdisciplinary conference!

🗓️ 4–8 May 2026 | 📍 Zaragoza, Spain 🇪🇸
🚨 Call for contributions open – submit by Nov 15, 2025!
🌐 Info & registration: complenet.weeblysite.com

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Louis Boucherie @louisboucherie.com · Sep 1

* Decoupling geographical constraints from human mobility *

🌍🚶 How much of our movement is about human choice and how much is constrained by geography and the spatial layout of locations?

Our paper (out in Nature Human Behavior) gives you a practical way to tell:

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Complexity 72h @complexity72h.bsky.social · Sep 2

We are going to…

London! 🇬🇧✨

Save the date: 22–26 June 2026 🗓️

Stay tuned on our socials and on the website www.complexity72h.com for the calls for tutors and participants — coming soon! 🚀

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Cory Glover @cory-glover.bsky.social · Jul 30

I've gotten some new followers so I thought I'd introduce myself.

I’m a 5th-year PhD candidate in network science with an applied math background, working with @barabasi.bsky.social. I study complex systems and love being the "math guy" on interdisciplinary problems. Check out my site or say hi!

Cory Glover

My research applies network science to uncover the organizing principles behind the complex systems that shape our world. From transportation and social media to nanomaterials and Broadway…

coryglover.github.io

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Free Law Project ⚖ @free.law · Aug 13

The PACER hack is getting worse and worse: "investigators suspect that Russian hackers played a role […] and have grown bolder about how much data they steal over time. That includes pilfering source code […] and vacuuming up sealed case data." www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

Hack of federal court filing system exploited security flaws known since 2020

The intrusion into the federal judiciary’s case filing system was like “taking candy from a baby,” said one person with knowledge of the hack.

www.politico.com

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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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Brennan Klein @jkbren.bsky.social · Aug 12

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if you’re looking for something to destroy your soul / ruin your schedule, then join our fantasy league! 14 years running

season starts friday.

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Official Fantasy Premier League 2025/26. Free to play fantasy football game, set up your fantasy football team at the Official Premier League site.

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Vermont Complex Systems Institute @vcsi.bsky.social · Jul 24

Our team had an amazing week at @ic2s2.bsky.social in Norrköping Sweden and we will post pictures of our posters and talks soon - the big news is that we're so excited to host #IC2S2 in Burlington in 2026! youtu.be/p412S4GnPkc

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Clara Stegehuis @clarastegehuis.bsky.social · Jul 17

New paper is out!🚨 We present a new method to sample random hypergraphs. For many datasets, we show that we can identify based on the hypergraph degrees whether our method will be (much) faster⚡ than standard Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods shorturl.at/tEzBF

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monahedron @monahedron.bsky.social · Jun 27

What a week at #complexity72h! Huge thanks to my team for the collaboration, support, and all the new insights, both academic and personal. It’s been a pleasure working and learning from you all.

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Milo Trujillo @backdrifting.net · Jun 5

Great talk by @erikweis.bsky.social on applying the stochastic block model to group detection in geographic settings

Erik at a podium in front of a slide reading “the spatial stochastic block model” with an illustration of a distance matrix

Erik at the same podium in front of a map of Atlanta with groups determined by SSBM

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Brennan Klein @jkbren.bsky.social · May 27

*Last two information sessions of the season* for our MS in Complex Network Analysis! Sign up: www.networkscienceinstitute.org/academics/ms...

Join us to hear about @nunetsi.bsky.social's new MS degree program:
- today (Tuesday, May 27) at 3:00pm ET, and
- tomorrow (Wednesday, May 28) at 9:00am ET

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · May 21

OMFG.

One of the surveys being cut by DOGE is the BJS’s Survey of Inmates in Jails.

Jails are simultaneously HUGELY important and preposterously UNDER-STUDIED.

And this will just make it so so SO much harder to study them.

Arguably, jails are more consequential than prisons:

Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · May 20

3. “In your entire life, have you had at least 12 drinks of any kind of alcohol, not counting small tastes or sips?” is a question on the Survey of Inmates in Local Jails, which the Census Bureau conducts for the Bureau of Justice Statistics to produce data on substance use among incarcerated people

Survey of Inmates in Local Jails (SILJ)

Conducted periodically, the survey provides information on individual characteristics of jail inmates, current offenses and detention status, characteristics of victims, criminal histories, family bac...

bjs.ojp.gov

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Network Science Institute @nunetsi.bsky.social · May 16

Do not miss this opportunity: we’re offering additional webinars for the MS in Complex Network Analysis program. Have questions about this innovative program? To register: www.networkscienceinstitute.org/academics/ms...
Program Info: www.networkscienceinstitute.org/academics/ms

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NetSci 2026 @netsciconf.bsky.social · Apr 30

📢 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 – 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗦𝗰𝗶 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 📢

Joseph Lizier, Associate Professor at the School of Computer Science at the University of Sydney.

"Inferring network models from multivariate time-series data"

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Brennan Klein @jkbren.bsky.social · Apr 29

First info session down... still time to register for today's 2nd webinar starting in ~5 hours!

Join us and learn about @NUnetsi new MS in Complex Network Analysis (more slots later in the week as well)!

Register: tinyurl.com/3jussawj

Program info: www.networkscienceinstitute.org/academics/ms

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Brennan Klein @jkbren.bsky.social · Apr 22

So excited about this -- we're starting a new MS program in Complex Network Analysis at @northeasternu.bsky.social.

Happy to chat with prospective students, or better yet, go sign up for one of the information sessions in the coming weeks! www.networkscienceinstitute.org/academics/ms...

Times and registration links for MS in Complex Network Analysis information sessions.

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Brennan Klein @jkbren.bsky.social · Apr 22

So excited about this -- we're starting a new MS program in Complex Network Analysis at @northeasternu.bsky.social.

Happy to chat with prospective students, or better yet, go sign up for one of the information sessions in the coming weeks! www.networkscienceinstitute.org/academics/ms...

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Network Science Institute @nunetsi.bsky.social · Apr 22

🚀 Now accepting applications for the new MS in Complex Network Analysis at Northeastern!

Study real-world systems—social, financial, biological, public health—using cutting-edge network science tools.

🌐 Info: shorturl.at/bKUZV
📅 Live Webinars (starting April-May): shorturl.at/xrory

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Brennan Klein @jkbren.bsky.social · Apr 17

y’all I know theres a lot going on in the world right now, but today is my Vanessa Carlton @ridebluebikes.bsky.social day 🎶 🎹 🚲

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Brennan Klein @jkbren.bsky.social · Mar 28

Such a gift to have Rick come by @nunetsi.bsky.social this week! Got the whole building jazzed about (multi-scale) network neuroscience.

Rick Betzel! Multiscale network neuroscience!

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Lauren Ross @laurennross.bsky.social · Mar 22

Enjoyed this discussion with @drmichaellevin.bsky.social

We discussed scientific explanation, its types, causation, reduction/emergence, & other topics.

Great to see the strength of bringing both science and philosophy to the table for hard topics.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoY-...

Conversation with Lauren Ross #1

YouTube video by Michael Levin's Academic Content

www.youtube.com

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Network Science Institute @nunetsi.bsky.social · Mar 20

"NetSI Complexity Speaker Series" —a springtime lecture series designed to showcase a range of expert researcher across network science and complex systems— is kicking off this week at @nunetsi.bsky.social.
Thanks @jkbren.bsky.social for organizing & everyone else for their support & participation

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