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Onkar Sadekar

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Onkar Sadekar @onkarsadekar.bsky.social · Jun 19

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Thrilled to share our new paper "Drivers of cooperation in social dilemmas on higher-order networks", out now in J. R. Soc. Interface! 🚀

With Andrea Civilini, Vito Latora & @fede7j.bsky.social

🔗 royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
@dnds_ceu @ceu
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Drivers of cooperation in social dilemmas on higher‐order networks | Journal of The Royal Society Interface

Understanding cooperation in social dilemmas requires models that capture the complexity of real-world interactions. While network frameworks have provided valuable insights to model the evolution of ...

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Jane Goodall Institute of Canada @janegoodallcan.bsky.social · 7d

The Jane Goodall Institute of Canada has learned this morning, Wednesday, October 1st, 2025, that Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, UN Messenger of Peace and Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, has passed away due to natural causes.

She was in California as part of her speaking tour in the United States.

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Bojan Evkoski @bojanevkoski.bsky.social · 7d

(new paper)

📑 A large-scale study of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder in online settings: looking at reported symptoms, treatments, and comorbidities on Reddit.

Collaboration with @sreblet.bsky.social , @petrakn.bsky.social and Julie Riddell

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#PMDD #MentalHealth

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NetScience @netscience.bsky.social · 7d

Network Science, and three of its avengers, featured in the latest @veritasium.bsky.social video (one of the largest youtube channels for Science education)!! youtu.be/CYlon2tvywA?... @stevenstrogatz.com Duncan Watts @barabasi.bsky.social

Something Strange Happens When You Trace How Connected We Are

YouTube video by Veritasium

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CEU Department of Network & Data Science @ceu-dnds.bsky.social · 13d

🎓 Welcome to our new PhD cohort in Network Science!

(top row, L→R) Nathalia, Miguel @msanchezc.bsky.social, Zhina
(bottom row, L→R) Jiachen, Dima and Laura

Wishing you an inspiring start to your journey—looking forward to all the ideas and discoveries ahead! 💡🌍

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Takayuki Hiraoka @takayukihir.bsky.social · Sep 6

A world map showing the locations of cities that hosted/will host international scientific conferences in 2025 and 2026. NetSci 2025 Maastricht, IC2S2 2025 Norkköping, and CCS 2025 Siena are on the left-hand side, while NetSci 2026 Boston, IC2S2 2026 Burlington, and CCS 2026 Binghamton are close together on the right-hand side.

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Márton Karsai @martonkarsai.bsky.social · Sep 4

Ladies and Gentlemen, @ceu-dnds.bsky.social at @ccs2025.bsky.social #CCS2025

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Lisette Espín-Noboa @lespin.bsky.social · Sep 4

📢Take a breath, you have extra days to finish!
Due to technical issues with @openreviewnet this week, we’ve extended all deadlines by 2 weeks.

🗓️New deadline for abstracts: Sept 19, 23:59 AoE

📷 More info: netscix2026.github.io
@MLuczak @ProfMSmall @droneale @danielapaolotti

Promotional graphic for NetSciX 2026 in Auckland, New Zealand. The text reads:

“CALL FOR ABSTRACTS. You’ve got 2 more weeks to submit your work and join the dialogue on diversity in network science. Deadline Friday, 19 September 2025, 23:59 AoE. More information: netscix2026.github.io.”

The design features a photo of a person working on a laptop with a notebook, pencil, and cup of coffee on the desk. The layout uses white, black, and orange accents.

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Complexity Cat 🐱 @amahury.bsky.social · Sep 3

Animal interactions are not dyadic as usually modeled, so how relevant are higher-order relationships? The first part of #CRAB ends with Lorenzo Betti modelling biological behavior beyond pairwise interactions, uncovering higher-order structure within cohesive groups.

#CCS2025

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New papers in Network Science @networkspapers.bsky.social · Aug 14

Proc. R. Soc. B: Dispersed female networks: female gorillas’ inter-group relationships influence dispersal decisions
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1098/rspb.2025.0223?af=R

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Vic Martignac @vicmartignac.bsky.social · Aug 6

So happy to see my first PhD paper out royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

With my amazing supervisor @robinmorrison.bsky.social and the @savinggorillas.bsky.social, we examined female dispersal decisions in mountain gorillas.

Dispersed female networks: female gorillas’ inter-group relationships influence dispersal decisions | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Dispersal is a fundamental aspect of many animal societies, impacting gene flow, knowledge transmission, culture and individual fitness. However, little is known about the information individuals use when dispersing. Mountain gorillas exhibit a flexible ...

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Mariana Macedo @marianagmmacedo.bsky.social · Jul 31

We are seeking speaker nominations for the Women in Network Science (WiNS) seminar series.

Let’s amplify diverse voices and break out of our usual bubbles.
Nominate someone inspiring today!

#WiNS #NetworkScience #WomenInScience

Nominate a speaker for WiNS Seminar

The Women in Network Science (WiNS) seminar is an interdisciplinary seminar with the aim to promote and showcase research by women and nonbinary researchers in network science. Attendance is open to e...

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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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Hiroki Sayama @hirokisayama.bsky.social · Jul 26

Ethics in Complex Systems: A one-day workshop at the University of Zurich
ethics.dsi.uzh.ch/project/ethi...

Ethics in Complex Systems

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The Institute for Analytical Sociology @iasliu.bsky.social · Jul 25

🎥 All keynote talks from IC²S² ‘25 are now available on our YouTube channel!
#ic2s2 #css

International Conference on Computational Social Science @ic2s2.bsky.social · Jul 25

All the keynote recordings are available now, enjoy! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

IC2S2'25 Norrköping - YouTube

This playlist contains all keynotes from IC2S2'25 in Norrköping, Sweden.

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International Conference on Computational Social Science @ic2s2.bsky.social · Jul 25

All the keynote recordings are available now, enjoy! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

IC2S2'25 Norrköping - YouTube

This playlist contains all keynotes from IC2S2'25 in Norrköping, Sweden.

www.youtube.com

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CEU Department of Network & Data Science @ceu-dnds.bsky.social · Jul 24

DNDS at #IC2S2 2025 in Sweden

A strong presence at the top conference in computational social science!

10+ talks and posters by current & former members on networks, behavior, inequality and digital society.

#WeAreCEU #NetworkScience #SocialDataScience #SeeUatCEU

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International Conference on Computational Social Science @ic2s2.bsky.social · Jul 24

Prediction and explanation, together. Duncan Watts opened our final day with a keynote on “Integrating explanation and prediction in computational social science,” showing how pairing causal insight with predictive testing can push computational social science forward. #ic2s2

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Michael Szell @mszll.datasci.social.ap.brid.gy · Jul 23

Seeing talk titles at #ic2s2 I can't be the only one, when reading LLM or AI, having to react with "oh, yet another one 🙄"? No disrespect to colleague's work, but the topic feels overhyped.. Not *everything* needs an LLM angle. #grinchmoment

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Lorenzo Betti @loreb92.bsky.social · Jul 22

Interested in the relationships between team dynamics, leadership dynamics, and success?

I’ll be presenting my poster today at #ic2s2 (poster #82).

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clara eminente @claraeminente.bsky.social · Jul 22

Attending #ic2s2? My poster is up today!

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Bojan Evkoski @bojanevkoski.bsky.social · Jul 21

👀 I’ll be presenting this work this week at @ic2s2.bsky.social (Thu, 11:00 AM · Social Media & Networks). If you’re there & interested, let’s connect! #IC2S2 N/N

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Bojan Evkoski @bojanevkoski.bsky.social · Jul 21

🧵 New preprint!

Do online mental health communities form patterns of association that mirror diagnostic systems or challenge them?

“Network Analysis of Reddit Mental Health Communities: Mapping the Interconnectedness of Psychopathology”

👉 osf.io/7dfcw_v1

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OSF

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Nicholas Landry @nwlandry.bsky.social · Jul 17

🚨🚨 New preprint just dropped! In collaboration with @colltoaction.bsky.social, Cliff Joslyn, @fralotito.bsky.social, Audun Myers, Joshua Pickard, Brenda Praggastis, and Przemysław Szufel, we define a new data sharing standard for higher-order networks. arxiv.org/abs/2507.11520

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Tobias Galla @tobiasgalla.bsky.social · Jul 16

Review "Opinion dynamics: Statistical physics and beyond"
arxiv.org/abs/2507.11521

Lab experiments, data, models, analytical/computational tools. 93 pages, >1k references.

With Fabian Baumann, David Garcia, Gerardo Iñiguez, Márton Karsai, Jan Lorenz, Katarzyna Sznajd-Weron. Led by Michele Starnini

Opinion dynamics: Statistical physics and beyond

Opinion dynamics, the study of how individual beliefs and collective public opinion evolve, is a fertile domain for applying statistical physics to complex social phenomena. Like physical systems, soc...

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CEU Department of Network & Data Science @ceu-dnds.bsky.social · Jul 15

How do social inequalities shape epidemic outcomes?

Our PhD alum Adriana Manna shares insights from her award-winning dissertation on contact patterns, vaccination gaps & a novel modeling framework.

📖 Interview: bit.ly/44uT6KF

#NetworkScience #EpidemicModeling

How Do Socioeconomic Factors Influence Epidemic Outcomes? | Central European University

Research illuminating the characteristics driving behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic was carried out by PhD candidate Adrianna Manna.

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