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Leopoldo Torres Azcona @leotorresazcona.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

“Americans are very lucky. Wherever they go to bring freedom, they seem to find oil.” ~ Michele Serra.

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Nicholas A. Christakis @nachristakis.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

A tool kit for early-career scientists: How to Network: www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3ul... How to Ask for a Recommendation Letter: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A7p... How to Write an Email: www.youtube.com/watch?v=te2O... The Problem with Mesearch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-rS...

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How to Network As A Scientist

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Sherry Turkle @sturkle.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

It was great to talk about how chatbot relationships change us with @pbsnews.org @wbrangham.bsky.social, Justin Gregg, and Nick Thompson. I'm struck by the irony of social media platforms increasing the conditions for greater loneliness that they then say only a new technology, chatbots, can solve.

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Can AI companionship cure loneliness – or deepen it?

For some, artificial intelligence tools answer questions and make life more efficient. But for others, AI has become a form of companionship – a virtual friend, a therapist, even a romantic partner. I...

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Nicholas A. Christakis @nachristakis.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

As of 2025, this analysis of privacy policies indicates that every major AI company uses your private conversations to train their models by default. Every prompt, file, photo, personal detail: all of it feeds directly into model training. arxiv.org/pdf/2509.05382

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Leopoldo Torres Azcona @leotorresazcona.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

That moment when you are exploring a #network and suddenly you find yourself a dog. Thats my que... time to go to bed 😅

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Leopoldo Torres Azcona @leotorresazcona.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

While #Guadalajara burns, literally in flames, due to the arrest of one of the most violent drug lords of our time, at home we confirmed using #TeachableMachine from #Google the hypothesis that #shitzu dogs has a 99% resemblance to a mop. #Stayhome

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Leopoldo Torres Azcona @leotorresazcona.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

“…He who seeks the salvation of his soul, of his own and of others, should not seek it along the avenue of politics” - Max Weber

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Leopoldo Torres Azcona @leotorresazcona.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Getting time off from SM has helped get perspective on receiving 2026. Not as a NYR declaration, but without a doubt human connection is in my priorities for this year. HNY everybody, L.

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 24/11/2025

Wild mammals once dominated the mammal kingdom. Not anymore. Today, humans and our livestock account for 98% of the world’s land mammals by weight, while wild land mammals are just 2%.

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Network Science Institute @nunetsi.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

We are excited to share the NetSci Conference announcement of its 1st plenary speakers! 🥁 🥁 Two pioneers—one stage: 𝗗𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝘁𝘀 & 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗮𝘁𝘇 will reflect on the ideas that shaped their work and transformed our field in a joint keynote! NetSci 2026: tinyurl.com/4jdxb4kv

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Leopoldo Torres Azcona @leotorresazcona.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Excellent call with Elise Keith and Michael Arena on how do we enable bold innovation in a large, complex system by leveraging critical human–AI interactions? 🙏

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Petter Holme @pholme.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

arXiv alert 📄🚨 arxiv.org/abs/2510.05743 w Milena Tsvetkova This was such a fun paper to write! The development leading up to today’s social/behavioral science with AI agents. The history itself is a roller-coaster ride connecting many of the big themes of 20/21 century human-centric science. 1/3

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Leopoldo Torres Azcona @leotorresazcona.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

#OpenAI is going all-in on adoption; from consulting, training and soon social media. Gloves are off, this 'push' on #AI adoption is much faster than what we've ever seen. The worrying is that without a doubt the concentration of power to only a few, as #MoGawdat refers the digital soil.

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Leopoldo Torres Azcona @leotorresazcona.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Proud to announce that I’ve decides to continue my learning path at #ITESO and purse my PhD in Social Sciences. My research will focus on the impact of AA in the workplace from a network perspective.

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The Pudding @pudding.cool · 28/07/2025

New project! @yufeng.bsky.social analyzed all of the words found on NYC Streets. The data comes from from 8 million Google Street View images, which yielded 138 million snippets of text: 🔗: pudding.cool/2025/07/stre...

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Leopoldo Torres Azcona @leotorresazcona.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Great free #AItool for #researchers from @stanfordpress.bsky.social It generates fully detailed reports wth high accuracy. Take it for a spin: storm.genie.stanford.edu/i

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Leopoldo Torres Azcona @leotorresazcona.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Love this Mintzberg 1979 quote “Formal structures give clarity but rarely explain performance.” 👌🏼

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Leopoldo Torres Azcona @leotorresazcona.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Just shared a new whitepaper on my #Medium. It’s based on a tech adoption consulting project I worked on earlier this year. Would love to hear your thoughts, and open to ideas on where else I could publish this kind of work. Any suggestions before sharing it in #linkedin?

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The Human Network Effect: Driving Tech Adoption in the Mexican Automotive Distribution Industry in…

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Leopoldo Torres Azcona @leotorresazcona.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

At #PuertoVallarta visiting a client on tech adoption. Love visiting and connecting with locals. #AIadoption is about people.

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Leopoldo Torres Azcona @leotorresazcona.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

I’ve been working and writing a case study on #AIAdoption, hopefully I can share it next week. Will be first in English then on Spanish. It’s incredible how little is being published in my mother language… I feel the need to contribute more.

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Leopoldo Torres Azcona @leotorresazcona.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

What did I ever do to you, June? - Take it easy! June, you were an emotional workout: 6 projects canned 🫠, team growing pains, and I’m turning 40 😅... Entrepreneurship is really emotional gymnastics. #MidCrisis? Let’s call it a plot twist.

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Leopoldo Torres Azcona @leotorresazcona.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Ufff lots of AI noise / productivity out there… I wonder if there is some sort of digital “Beware of the Dog” equivalent sign?

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The Economist @economist.com · 20/06/2025

How does your company rate for leadership, work-life balance and toxicity? Explore our data for employee reviews of corporate culture at 900 firms in 19 industries econ.trib.al/M67tWsm

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What employees think of their companies’ values

We run the rule over 900 firms and 19 industries

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The Economist @economist.com · 18/06/2025

Very few Americans definitely want their country to get involved in the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, according to new polling from The Economist and YouGov. That is true across the political spectrum econ.trib.al/ZdU9cQD

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Leopoldo Torres Azcona @leotorresazcona.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

“History does not repeat itself, but it does rhyme” - Mark Twain.

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Leopoldo Torres Azcona @leotorresazcona.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Watching what’s happening in #LosAngeles and now #NewYork… it hurts. As someone half US, half Mexican, it’s hard to watch the cracks grow. Differences should be chances to learn from each other, not excuses to divide. We need bridges, not walls. 💔

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Leopoldo Torres Azcona @leotorresazcona.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Some pictures of last Sunday making pasta with family @ Chapala Lake. Great moments

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Leopoldo Torres Azcona @leotorresazcona.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

I am impressed by the capabilities of #Manus #AI, particularly its ability to enable non-technical users to engage with advanced tools. I developed a novel layout for @gephi.bsky.social, and named it 'Circlepack Layout 2.0,' which implements a circular layout within a specified cluster.

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Leopoldo Torres Azcona @leotorresazcona.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

I listened to the latest #All-InPodcast interview with/ #SundarPichai, CEO of Alphabet, and #DavidFriedberg. Inspired by their conversation, I created a #SemanticGraph from their discussion, highlighting topics from "AI", "team," and "growth". Link to episode 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReGC...

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Richard Santos Lalleman @rlalleman.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Early poll results for our Organizational Network Club Talk are in! Top collab challenge? “Misaligned goals” across academia, industry & government. Join us tomorrow as we unpack this in our Members-only convo about Triple Helix: jeppehansgaard.gumroad.com/l/Organizati... #ONA #innovation

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Petter Holme @pholme.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Network of the day: The 1888 pneumatic tube mail network of Paris en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_p...

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Leopoldo Torres Azcona @leotorresazcona.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Happy Mother’s Day to my lovely esposa. Love that smile 😊

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Leopoldo Torres Azcona @leotorresazcona.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

#AI is helping us break some boundaries. I built this simulator with #Manus to compare #Complex vs #Simple contagion and included a 'Formal Communication' variable. To all #NetworkExperts please use it and tell me your thoughts 🙏https://ozhvkize.manus.space/ @nunetsi.bsky.social

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Contagion Simulation

Interactive simulation comparing epidemic and complex contagion models

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Leopoldo Torres Azcona @leotorresazcona.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

For all network lovers, what a great tool for the #SmallWorld #KevinBacon of 2025. imdb-actor.streamlit.app

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Leopoldo Torres Azcona @leotorresazcona.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

This entry from my blog explores the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in workplaces through a social network lens, emphasizing the deconstruction of job roles into interconnected competencies performed by humans and machines. leopoldotorresazcona.medium.com/using-compet...

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Using Competency Networks to Drive Responsible AI Adoption

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Leopoldo Torres Azcona @leotorresazcona.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Planning, and reviewing some “oldie but goodie” literature . In two more weeks we apply an interesting #ONA on Knowledge Transfer for company of 5,500 employees.

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Leopoldo Torres Azcona @leotorresazcona.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Excited to speak to ~220 leaders from Houston about demystifying AI, diving into strategic applications, exploring its impact on #organizationalnetwork structures, and wrapping up with practical tools you can use immediately. Here is the link for all #SpanishSpeakers us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Leopoldo Torres Azcona @leotorresazcona.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Just look what arrived today. Trying to get a head start before day 1…

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Leopoldo Torres Azcona @leotorresazcona.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

I’ve been accepted to study for my PhD in Social Sciences at 1 out of the 3 universities I applied to… still waiting for the other two results. The plan is to start this September, but costs are skyrocketing. It shouldn’t be this expensive—over 1M MXN (~50K USD).

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Leopoldo Torres Azcona @leotorresazcona.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Let’s start!! #AI transformations with #SocialNetworkAnalysis. Exited to speak to more than 60 members of the HR Association in Estado de Meixico #Aritac

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Leopoldo Torres Azcona @leotorresazcona.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

This was my morning read, and I felt compelled to share this book with my network. #Agentic #ArtificialIntelligence. As the authors state, I believe technology should enhance human potential rather than replace it. Somewhere along the way, we’ve become the 'plumbers' of AI.

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Leopoldo Torres Azcona @leotorresazcona.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

The 79% Leadership Gap. 86% of executives consider #BoundarySpanning leadership "very important"; only 7% rate their effectiveness as "very effective." My thoughts? It's not breaking down silos, its about creating intentional connection. 📚 "Boundary Spanning Leadership" by Ernst & Chrobot-Mason.

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