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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Applications for the 2027 Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowships are open! Marina Dubova just completed SFI’s Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowship, and she reflects on what the experience meant to her and her research. Deadline: September 30, 2026 Requirements & application: santafe.edu/sfifellowship

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Applications are open for SFI's 2027 Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowships. SFI is looking for recent Ph.D. graduates with strong quantitative and computational skills who want to pursue independent, transdisciplinary research. Deadline: September 30, 2026 Apply: santafe.edu/sfifellowship

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

SFI is hiring a postdoctoral fellow to work with SFI Professor David Wolpert on the thermodynamic cost of distributed computation, from digital circuits to human brains. We are seeking a scholar with expertise in physics, computer science, or a related field. santafe.edu/about/jobs/p...

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

SFI welcomes six new External Faculty members for 2026. These distinguished researchers expand our global network and help advance the science of complex systems across disciplines and institutions. Learn more about them here: www.santafe.edu/news-center/...

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Applications for the 2027 Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowships are open! Katrin Schmelz just completed SFI’s Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowship, and she reflects on what the experience meant to her. Deadline: September 30, 2026 Requirements & application: santafe.edu/sfifellowship

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Join us tomorrow for SFI’s Community Lecture with Thalia Wheatley. Wheatley will explore conversation as a powerful mechanism for coupling minds — and what this means in the age of AI. 7:30 pm MT | Free tickets: lensic.org/events/the-b... or watch the live stream on SFI’s YouTube

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Reserve your free tickets for SFI’s Community Lecture with Tom McCarthy on May 12, 7:30 pm at the Lensic. McCarthy will explore the classic Moby-Dick, tracing the “grammar of the indefinite” at work in Melville’s prose. Tickets: lensic.org/events/the-i... More info: www.santafe.edu/events/the-i...

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

The Spring 2026 issue of Parallax is out! Explore the latest research, ideas, and voices from the Santa Fe Institute community in our quarterly newsletter. Read the new issue online now: sfi-edu.s3.amazonaws.com/sfi-edu/prod...

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

The latest issue of SFI's monthly e-newsletter is now available. Catch up on recent research, events, and news from the Santa Fe Institute. Read it here: mailchi.mp/santafe/sfi-... Subscribe to receive future issues: santafe.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

New book by SFI Press: The Economy as an Evolving Complex System IV, a two-volume collection of contributions from leading scholars examining the unprecedented complexity of the global economy. You can download PDF chapters for free, or purchase physical copies here: sfipress.org/books/eecs-iv

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Final week to apply for SFI’s 2026 immersive, summer programs in complexity science: Apply by Feb 4, 2026 CSSS and GWCSS : www.santafe.edu/engage/learn... Journalism Fellowship: santafe.edu/journalism-f...

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

SFI President David Krakauer joins Jim Rutt, SFI Trustee Emeritus and Distinguished Fellow, on The Jim Rutt show for a wide-ranging conversation on intelligence, evolution, scientific risk-taking, how we come to understand complex phenomena, and much more. www.jimruttshow.com/david-krakau...

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

SFI’s GWCSS program is designed for Ph.D. students pursuing thesis research in computational social science. Participants work closely with peers and faculty to advance their own research and take part in collaborative complexity-based problem solving. Apply by Feb 4, 2026 santafe.edu/gwcss

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Advance your research and expand your network at SFI's 2026 CSSS program with lectures, application-focused seminars, and team projects. Participants gain experience in transdisciplinary collaboration and explore real-world questions through complexity science. Apply by Feb 4, 2026 santafe.edu/csss

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Are you a journalist looking to deepen your understanding of complex systems? Join the 2026 CSSS Journalism Fellowship at SFI, offering a space to study complexity alongside researchers and reflect on science communication from within the field. Apply by Feb. 4, 2026 santafe.edu/journalism-f...

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Applications open for SFI’s 2026 GWCSS program, a 2-week workshop for Ph.D. students and early-career scholars to explore complex systems and computation, collaborate on challenges, and advance their research with support from SFI faculty. Apply by Feb 4, 2026 www.santafe.edu/gwcss

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Now accepting applications for SFI’s 2026 CSSS program, a 3-week experience for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and professionals to explore foundational theory, engage in collaborative projects, and connect with a global research community. Apply by Feb 4, 2026 www.santafe.edu/csss

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Do you want to help develop new theories for systems that adapt, evolve, and interact? Applications are open for SFI’s 2026 UCR program, a fully funded, 10-week experience for undergraduates, offering mentorship, seminars, and project development. Apply by Jan 14, 2026 www.santafe.edu/ucr

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Are you a journalist with a deep interest in complexity? Each year, the Santa Fe Institute invites two experienced journalists to join the Complex Systems Summer School through the CSSS Journalism Fellowship. Application deadline: Feb. 4, 2026 Learn more: santafe.edu/journalism-f...

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Are you an early-career researcher or research professional with a broad interest in complexity science? Applications are open for SFI’s 2026 CSSS program, a three-week, in-residence program offering an intensive introduction to complexity science. Apply by Feb 4, 2026 santafe.edu/csss

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Applications open for SFI’s 2026 UCR program. Are you fascinated by transdisciplinary questions that transcend or combine disciplines? UCR is a fully funded, 10-week summer research experience for undergraduates curious about complexity science. Apply by Jan 14, 2026 santafe.edu/ucr

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Applications are open for SFI’s 2026 summer education programs, offering research and training in complexity science in Santa Fe, NM: – Undergraduate Complexity Research – Complex Systems Summer School – Graduate Workshop in Computational Social Science Info: www.santafe.edu/engage/learn...

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

If you missed any of the 2025 SFI Community Lectures, remember you can stream them on our YouTube channel. The 2025 series covered diverse topics, ranging from computation and artificial intelligence to molecular biology, history, philosophy, and cognitive science. www.youtube.com/@SFIScience/...

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Apply now for SFI’s 2026 CSSS Journalism Fellowship (June 9–July 8). Each year, two accomplished journalists join our summer school program for a deep dive into complexity science. Stipend, housing, and travel covered. Applications open until Feb. 4, 2026. Apply: www.santafe.edu/news-center/...

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

The latest issue of SFI's monthly e-newsletter is now available. Catch up on recent research, events, and news from the Santa Fe Institute, and sign up to get the next edition in your inbox. Read it here: mailchi.mp/santafe/sfi-...

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

In this SFI Seminar, biographer Alec Nevala-Lee explores the life of physicist and Nobel laureate Luis W. Alvarez, whose work spanned the Manhattan Project, investigating the JFK assassination, and developing the asteroid theory of dinosaur extinction. youtu.be/F4KGgtxNF58

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

SFI's Postdocs in Complexity Global Conference brings together early-career researchers from around the world. Held September 16–19, this year’s meeting drew 53 scholars for four days of collaboration, networking, and advancing research projects. www.santafe.edu/news-center/...

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Global markets are complex systems, shaped by feedback loops, shocks, and adaptive behavior, rarely following textbook rules. A special issue on complexity economics in the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization explores how this approach offers tools for today’s challenges. santafe.edu/news

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Stochastic modeling provides new ways to tackle pressing medical problems. In this seminar, Sean Lawley (University of Utah) illustrates this with two examples: using ovarian tissue cryopreservation to delay menopause, and analyzing how missed medication doses affect treatment. youtu.be/ec1jKmPskXI

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

In this SFI Seminar, Mahesh Bandi (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology) presents an analysis of five years of data from an 80-turbine farm, revealing universal, collective, and nonlinear correlations that shape wind power fluctuations. youtu.be/i2WumlT3Mm0

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

In this Seminar, Scott Aaronson (University of Texas at Austin) explores the limits of mathematical knowability — from Gödel’s Incompleteness Theorem and Turing’s uncomputability to the growth of the Busy Beaver function and future possibilities of quantum computing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQC7...

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Launched in 2022 by SFI donor Hank Schuyler, the Lou Schuyler Seed Grant Fund supports bold, boundary-breaking research by SFI postdoctoral fellows — projects that bridge disciplines and reflect the fund’s spirit of curiosity and innovation. www.santafe.edu/news-center/...

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Reserve your free tickets to SFI’s next Community Lecture with renowned developmental psychologist Alison Gopnik: “Transmission Versus Truth: What Will It Take to Make an AI as Smart as a 4-Year-Old?” October 21, 7:30 pm at The Lensic Performing Arts Center. Tickets: lensic.org/events/aliso...

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

In August, the AIP Foundation celebrated SFI External Professor France Córdova and announced an Endowed Forum in her honor. Córdova has been an astrophysicist, University president, NASA chief scientist, NSF Director, and, now, President of the Science Philanthropy Alliance. www.santafe.edu/news

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

SFI External Professor Jessika Trancik was named the director of MIT’s Sociotechnical Systems Research Center (SSRC) this summer. SSRC combines expertise from engineering, physical sciences, and social sciences to address complex societal challenges related to evolving technology. santafe.edu/news

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

SFI External Professor Luis Bettencourt and co-author Nicholas Marchio (University of Chicago) use the first complete dataset of more than 415 million buildings in sub-Saharan Africa to map infrastructure deficits across 50 countries. santafe.edu/news

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Final week to apply for the 2026 SFI Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowships If you're an early-career scholar and passionate about collaborative, transdisciplinary research beyond traditional departments, this is the postdoc fellowship for you. Deadline: Oct 1, 2025 Apply: santafe.edu/sfifellowship

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Catch up on our most recent Community Lecture: "Machining the Ghost: Ideating in the Age of AI" with Dan Rockmore. This was the fifth of six community lectures for 2025, and all are available to watch on SFI’s YouTube channel. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2al0jNTDC8

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Tomorrow: the 5th event in SFI’s 2025 Community Lecture Series! Join us at the Lensic Performing Arts Center for Dan Rockmore’s lecture, “Machining the Ghost: Ideating in the Age of AI” — 7:30pm. Free tickets: lensic.org/events/sfi-d... or watch the live stream on SFI’s YouTube

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

In August, an SFI working group explored the challenges and opportunities of digital-twin technology—virtual representations of physical objects, designed not as simple models but as complex systems that use real-time data to mirror their real-world counterparts. santafe.edu/news

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

In July, NSF announced a $100M investment in AI research across six institutes. Three SFI researchers will contribute: @melaniemitchell.bsky.social & Melanie Moses (UNM) on science underlying AI tools for mental health, and Cris Moore on ML methods for AI accuracy and reliability. santafe.edu/news

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

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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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Reserve your free tickets to SFI’s Community Lecture with Dan Rockmore: “Machining the Ghost: Ideating in the Age of AI,” on September 16, 7:30pm at @TheLensic. Generative AI is reshaping how people come up with ideas — for better and for worse. Tickets: lensic.org/events/sfi-d...

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Can courts safeguard fairness in an AI age? SFI's Cris Moore and Stephanie Forrest, with colleagues in the Computing Community Consortium, offer guidance on how AI might be used responsibly in the U.S. criminal justice system. santafe.edu/news

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

The latest issue of SFI's monthly e-newsletter is now available. Catch up on August's news and sign up to receive the next issue in your inbox. f.mtr.cool/wcwqgvjctd

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

SFI welcomes ten new External Faculty members for 2025. These distinguished researchers expand our global network and help advance the science of complex systems across disciplines and institutions. Learn more about them here: santafe.edu/news

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Did you miss SFI’s 30th Ulam Lectures with Nobel Laureate Venki Ramakrishnan? They're now available to watch on SFI’s YouTube channel. Two lectures on the molecular machinery of life and the science of aging. Watch here: Night 1 - youtu.be/xJ5BFBbakSk&t Night 2 - youtu.be/uhK9ElOZ7n4

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Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Tomorrow: Venki Ramakrishnan returns for night two of the 30th Ulam Lecture Series to explore what science reveals about aging and death—and the future of longevity. Based on his 2024 book Why We Die. Free tickets: lensic.org/events/30th-ulam-lecture-series or watch the live stream on SFI’s YouTube

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