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Rafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
En Querétaro, 36% de las personas sienten que su colonia es insegura, pero en Sinaloa, un estado mucho más violento, solo 25% lo siente. La percepción de inseguridad captura muchas cosas, pero poco sobre la violencia. Sobre ello escribí en Nexos. seguridad.nexos.com.mx/mas-delitos-...
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Más delitos y menos miedo al crimen
Sentirse más seguro no significa vivir con menos violencia. Algunos datos de Sinaloa, Querétaro y Ciudad de México muestran que la percepción de inseguridad puede alejarse de la incidencia delictiva p...
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Rafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
En Querétaro, 36% de las personas sienten que su colonia es insegura, pero en Sinaloa, un estado mucho más violento, solo 25% lo siente. La percepción de inseguridad captura muchas cosas, pero poco sobre la violencia. Sobre ello escribí en Nexos. seguridad.nexos.com.mx/mas-delitos-...
seguridad.nexos.com.mx
Más delitos y menos miedo al crimen
Sentirse más seguro no significa vivir con menos violencia. Algunos datos de Sinaloa, Querétaro y Ciudad de México muestran que la percepción de inseguridad puede alejarse de la incidencia delictiva p...
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Complexity Science Hub @csh.ac.at · 28/09/2026
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗲𝘀, 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. In international #climate policy, however, they are still little considered. That is why CSH's Andrea Vismara and @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social took a closer look as part of the 2026 #WorldRiskReport 🧪🧵
CSH PhD candidate Andrea Vismara, left, and faculty member Rafael Prieto-Curiel sit next to each other for the photo in fron of a wall in teh garden of the Complexity Science Hub.
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Rafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I am immensely proud to share that Ola Ali defended her PhD thesis at @tuwien.at and @csh.ac.at and earned the greatest honours! She wrote her thesis using complex systems, mostly to understand migration, in particular, refugees in Austria and their integration into the country.
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Complexity Science Hub @csh.ac.at · 25/08/2026
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘀? According to a study by Tecnológico de Monterrey, in collaboration with CSH's @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social , Mexican city centers have lost 2.5 million people in 30 years, while the overall urban population has doubled. 🧪
A graphic split into two halves: on the left, a grid of circular maps showing population density changes for various Mexican cities including Acapulco, Guadalajara, and Chihuahua; on the right, a light blue background with a black asterisk logo, a quote reading 'STUDY: Between 1990 and 2020, the number of people living in Mexican cities doubled. Yet the central areas lost residents – around 2.5 million in 30 years,' and a photo of Rafael Prieto-Curiel, CSH Faculty
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Ronaldo Menezes 🦋 @ronaldomenezes.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
We're happy to announce our first keynote speaker of LANET 2027. Rafael Prieto-Curiel (@rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social) will be joining us next July (lanetconference.github.io). Join us in Porto Alegre, Brazil. More speakers to be announced soon! Mark your calendars!!! #LANET #ComplexNetworks
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Hiroki Sayama @hirokisayama.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
#CCS2026 early-bird registration deadline tomorrow!! ccs26.cssociety.org
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CCS 2026: The 2026 Conference on Complex Systems @ Binghamton, NY, USA
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Rafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Here is my Keynote Presentation at @ic2s2.bsky.social: Fighting Mexican Cartels with Mathematics and Complexity Science. 🧑‍🔬 www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuZ4... @csh.ac.at
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2026 IC2S2: Keynote Presentation by Rafael Prieto-Curiel
YouTube video by Vermont Complex Systems Institute
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International Conference on Computational Social Science @ic2s2.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
A Keynote from @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social exploring the persistent challenges of overcoming the influence of cartels in Mexico: youtu.be/XuZ4j-SdjkE
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2026 IC2S2: Keynote Presentation by Rafael Prieto-Curiel
YouTube video by Vermont Complex Systems Institute
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Rafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Between 1990 and 2020, the number of people living in Mexican cities doubled. Yet, the central areas of all cities lost 2.5 million residents! Happy to share our new article from Tec de Monterrey and @csh.ac.at: Scaling and Population Loss in Mexican Urban Centres www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Rafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
En las últimas semanas tuve el honor de ser ponente magistral en dos conferencias internacionales sobre sistemas complejos: en la @system-dynamics.bsky.social y en @ic2s2.bsky.social. Presenté modelos sobre los cárteles mexicanos: reclutamiento, encarcelamiento y restricciones presupuestarias.
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International Conference on Computational Social Science @ic2s2.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
@rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social presents our morning Keynote: www.linkedin.com/posts/ic2s2_...
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#ic2s2 | IC2S2
Happening now: Keynote Rafael Prieto-Curiel presents an approach to solving the problem of organized crime using complex systems, modeling Mexican Cartel behavior and recruitment patterns. #ic2s2
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Complexity Science Hub @csh.ac.at · 16/07/2026
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 #𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 #𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? @romanhoffmann.bsky.social (@iiasa.ac.at), hosted by @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social, unpacked why it's so hard to pin down: socioeconomic context, compound risks, and gaps between intent and means all matter #complexity His latest papers: shorturl.at/752dq
Roman Hoffmann in the Salon of the Complexity Science Hub, giving his presentation in front of the presentation screenGroup photo of all the attendees of the talk, plus the preseter Roman Hoffmann.Photo from the Salon of the Complexity Science Hub, attendees of the talk photographed from behindOverview photo of the scene in the Salon of the Complexity Science Hub, back of the audience,
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Rafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I am happy to share Cities Morphology, a new @csh.ac.at project to analyze urban form parameters (such as sprawl) and their impact on commuting distances. Here you can explore the visualization, simulate different cities, and estimate the average commuting distance: vis.csh.ac.at/cities-morph...
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Complexity Science Hub @csh.ac.at · 08/07/2026
How long's the commute in your city?🏢 On average, that depends on city size, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲. New #study 🧪 led by CSH’s @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social simulated how urban morphology relates to average travel distance. 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹! 👇🧵 shorturl.at/p7p5Q #Cities #Energy
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Why We Need To Consider City Shapes To Save Energy, Water, And The Climate
Cities in good shape: New study and interactive visualization from the Complexity Science Hub (CSH) highlight the impact of city morphology on average travel distance.
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Prof Friederike Otto @frediotto.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Europe's worst heatwave so far, in terms of heat stress measures and temperatures - brought to you by fossil fuels. New @wwattribution.bsky.social study showing how such deadly heat became possible in only a few decades. www.worldweatherattribution.org/fossil-fuel-...
A map of Europes with dots for all 854 cities analysed, pink dots for the cities that broke humid heat records, grey dots elsewhere. Pink dots conentrated over Southern UK, Germany, Poland and Benelux.
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Kaveh @kaveh-kadkhoda.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
This is a fantastic initiative to make research more inclusive. If you've had a paper accepted to #CCS2026 and funding is a barrier, don't miss this opportunity!
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Rafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Were you accepted to present at @css-conference.bsky.social, but cannot afford to travel to the USA? Apply for an #OpenArms grant! It covers the fee, travel, and accommodation for researchers from low- and middle-income countries. 7 days left to apply! ccs26.cssociety.org/registration...
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Rafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Is it fair to ask a researcher based in the UK to pay the same membership fee for a scientific society as a researcher based in Bangladesh? Until now, they did! @css-conference.bsky.social has introduced a special membership fee of €1 per year. Here are more details: cssociety.org/membership/ 🗺️
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Rafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Is it fair to ask a researcher based in the UK to pay the same membership fee for a scientific society as a researcher based in Bangladesh? Until now, they did! @css-conference.bsky.social has introduced a special membership fee of €1 per year. Here are more details: cssociety.org/membership/ 🗺️
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Rafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
How are thousands of visitors expected to reach a stadium during the World Cup 2026? Here, @nerd4cities.bsky.social explored and ranked how to reach the whole 16 stadiums, including Estadio Azteca in CDMX. ⚽️ youtu.be/H5lokZN-RWU?...
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A Very Unfortunate World Cup 2026 Tier List
YouTube video by Ray Delahanty | CityNerd
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Rafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Last week, I presented our sustainable mobility research to the @ec.europa.eu. The challenge: we focus too much on 🚗 use and too little on 🚗 ownership. Shifting trips to 🚶‍♀️ or 🚴 matters, but promoting ownership leaves the bigger problem intact. More on what we do at @csh.ac.at: citiesmoving.com
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Rafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Mexico, as well as most countries in Latin America, will experience the impacts of an ageing population sooner and faster than other parts of the world. The defining problem of our time.
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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · 12/05/2026
Cities worldwide struggle with #traffic congestion, pollution, and car dependency. Surprisingly, traffic light timing, a factor often overlooked, can strongly influence travel choices. This new #RSOS paper investigates: doi.org/10.1098/rsos... @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social
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Rafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
This traffic light in #Vienna gives cars 85 seconds of green light, but only 15 to pedestrians, not enough to cross the road! Our paper discusses how traffic lights favour car mobility in the city. @royalsociety.org @csh.ac.at @thewaroncars.bsky.social royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
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Platform for Large-scale Analysis of Networks @planet-nl.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
📢NEXT WEEK! Don't miss our keynote speaker @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social of the Complexity Science Hub, as part of our @iasamsterdam.bsky.social IAS Festival event, Network Science for the Society of the Future.
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Gamal Adel | جمال عادل @gamal-adel.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
📢We're organzing a 2-hour hybrid event on May 20 at @iasamsterdam.bsky.social titled Network Science for the Society of the Future, with a keynote speech by @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social! Go to our website to sign up:
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Rafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
This traffic light in #Vienna gives cars 85 seconds of green light, but only 15 to pedestrians, not enough to cross the road! Our paper discusses how traffic lights favour car mobility in the city. @royalsociety.org @csh.ac.at @thewaroncars.bsky.social royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
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Rafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
By 2000, 175 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa had access to electricity, and by 2023, over 671 million did. That means that each day of this century, nearly 60,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa gained access to electricity! From @ourworldindata.org ⚡️💡🔌
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Chalkdust @chalkdustmag.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Happy new Chalkdust! Issue 23, featuring sleep, coffee and cheating at Tetris feature in our SS26 issue! Plus all your favourite puzzles & columns. Read it for free RIGHT NOW at chalkdustmagazine.com/.
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Chalkdust: Read Issue 22 now
A magazine for the mathematically curious. Issue 22 now available: DNA origami, tracks and an interview with El Nombre feature in our AW25 issue! Plus all your favourite puzzles & columns.
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Rafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Saving Mexico through numbers! mexiconewsdaily.com/business/who...
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Who is Rafael Prieto-Curiel, the mathematician saving Mexico through numbers?
Mexico's cartels are the country's fifth-largest employer. A mathematician proved it, as well as its affect on overall safety.
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Rafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Faltó humildad. Un texto muy relevante de Eduardo Guerrero sobre la crisis de personas desaparecidas y no encontradas que se vive en México.
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Rafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
I had the honour of presenting the work that we do at @csh.ac.at on urban systems to Norman Foster and the 2026 cohort of urban planners at the Norman Foster Institute. It was deeply inspiring to see the legacy he has left in cities around the world. More about our work here: citiesmoving.com
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Rafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Between 2000 and 2025, the number of private vehicles in Mexico nearly quadrupled, while the population increased by only 33%. More details here: datos.nexos.com.mx/el-inventari... 😱
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Geoff Boeing @geoffboeing.com · 24/03/2026
Marc Barthelemy and I recently published an article in Physical Review Letters titled "Universal Model of Urban Street Networks." We present an algorithm to generate urban street networks that reproduce key empirical characteristics. Paper link: doi.org/10.1103/1vj4... Here's a short summary...
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Nature [Unofficial] @nature.com.web.brid.gy · 04/03/2026
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How a mathematician is cracking open Mexico’s powerful drug cartels
Nature, Published online: 04 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00299-0 Rafael Prieto-Curiel explains how his models of organized crime could improve public safety in his home country.
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Rafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
This week, @nature.com published an article on how I use mathematical models to study what is otherwise very hard to measure: the scale and dynamics of cartels. How a mathematician is cracking open Mexico's powerful drug cartels. 👇🧮🧑‍🔬 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Rafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Conferences are pricey, so not everyone can attend. @css-conference.bsky.social will offer an #OpenArms grant for researchers working on low- & middle-income countries, covering registration, travel, and extras. I am happy to be part of this community! Details: ccs26.cssociety.org#open-arms-gr...
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Rafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
En México, los homicidios van a la baja, pero el suicidio "creció" 130 % y los accidentes 200%. @jacobodayan.bsky.social en Animal Político. 👇 animalpolitico.com/seguridad/ho...
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Bajan homicidios, suben ‘delitos contra la vida’ y desapariciones; el gobierno federal cambia la metodología
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Rafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Conferences are pricey, so not everyone can attend. @css-conference.bsky.social will offer an #OpenArms grant for researchers working on low- & middle-income countries, covering registration, travel, and extras. I am happy to be part of this community! Details: ccs26.cssociety.org#open-arms-gr...
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Rafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Automated vehicles, even if they are shared among users, tend to increase the total miles traveled by car by more than 5%. That means, at least 5% more tires, asphalt, breaks, and pollution.
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Rafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Still a few days left to apply! The 15th Illicit Networks Workshop will be hosted by @csh.ac.at in Vienna on June 29–30, 2026. Themes include organised crime, gangs, trafficking, corruption, and more. 👉 Details & submission info: illicitnetworksworkshop.com
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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Suburban Sprawl may seem cheap, but even the costs we CAN count are far too high, and we ALL pay them. HT Smart Prosperity Institute #UrbanTruth institute.smartprosperity.ca/library/publ...
Graphic showing all the many costs of suburban brawl, explaining how many costs are hidden and indirect costs, and sharing stats and data. Prepared by the Sustainable Prosperity Institute.
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Rafael Prieto-Curiel @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Nemesio Oseguera, El Mencho, fue abatido hace unas horas. Y con ello, se han desatado múltiples narcobloqueos en todo el país. Aquí puedes consultar un mapeo de los bloqueos registrados. Un gran trabajo de Aleph. ui.aliado.alephri.com
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Jacobo Dayán @jacobodayan.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Fosas sin contar: Plataforma ciudadana reporta subregistro de fosas clandestinas fabricadeperiodismo.com/noticias/pla...
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Fosas sin contar: Plataforma Ciudadana denuncia subregistro
Mientras la FGR reportó 94 fosas, una plataforma ciudadana contabilizó 1,006. El informe denuncia opacidad en 13 fiscalías estatales.
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Marius Somveille @marius-somveille.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Why is there such variation in the birds encountered as you go up or down a mountain? New paper in #ScienceAdvances examines how climate and ecological interactions drive bird distributions in mountains throughout the year: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 1/10 ⬇️
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Climate, ecological dynamics, and the seasonal distribution of birds in mountains
Ecological dynamics related to energy use and competition drives the seasonal distribution of birds in mountains across the world.
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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Utah Legislature to SLC: "Don't you dare rip out any street parking; there's nowhere to park downtown." Downtown SLC:
Map of downtown SLC, where 29% of land is off-street parking
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The Economist @economist.com · 31/01/2026
As so often, the best medicine against online hysteria is a dose of fresh air—maybe a leisurely walk along the Thames
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London is far safer than violent viral videos will have you believe
Contrary to social-media lore, it is one of the safest cities in the world
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Winter Workshop on Complex Systems @wwcs.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
We kicked off the workshop with our first invited talk by the incredible Rafael Prieto-Curiel, who shared insights from his work studying how cartels operate in Mexico, sparking lively discussion and great questions. A fantastic start, and more to come!
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Winter Workshop on Complex Systems @wwcs.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
🎤 We are delighted to announce our first of #WWCS26 speaker: Rafael Prieto-Curiel (CSH Vienna)! With experience at Oxford, UCL & as Director of Strategic Analysis in Mexico City, he applies complexity to violence, migration, mobility & urban dynamics. See you in Mallorca! ❄️🌍
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