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Fabio Saracco

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 30/07/2026
Vera Rubin Observatory xkcd.com/3278/
Comic. Vera Rubin Observatory Discoveries: Bingo Card. [5 x 5 bingo card: black hole tidally disrupting a star; Planet Nine; remnants of a former Milky Way companion galaxy, 10,000 new trans-Neptunian objects, object on interstellar trajectory, star being eclipsed by weird object, secret military satellite, Kuiper Belt object that’s a surprising color; Mars-sized TNO, local group supernova, spurious signal from observatory kitchen, glitch in alert system spams all astronomers, space (free), Earth-sized TNO, defunct spacecraft, surprising number of small galaxies, neutron star merger, new supernova constraints on dark energy, new dwarf plane bigger than Pluto/Eris, lost historical comet, 5 million asteroids and comets, 50,000 near-Earth asteroids, object likely to impact Earth, Vera Rubin herself (faked death, stole spaceship), many very small dots.
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Network Science Institute @nunetsi.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
72 hours. 7 teams. 7 new preprints. 🚀 The 2026 Complexity 72h Workshop brought researchers together in London to tackle complex systems questions, and produce a paper in just three days. All seven preprints are already on arXiv: tinyurl.com/v9xtrva6 Congrats to all participants and the NetSI team! 💯
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The Onion @theonion.com · 06/06/2026
Trump Launches $88 Billion Fund For Anyone Who Has Ever Been Rejected By Woman
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Trump Launches $88 Billion Fund For Anyone Who Has Ever Been Rejected By Woman
WASHINGTON—Declaring the money long overdue compensation for some of the nation’s most persecuted individuals, President Donald Trump announced an $88 billion fund Tuesday specifically appropriated to...
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Hiroki Sayama @hirokisayama.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
#NetSci2026 invited speaker Diego Garlaschelli discusses differences between canonical and microcanonical ensembles in network inference problems @netscisociety.bsky.social @netsciconf.bsky.social
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NetSci 2026 @netsciconf.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
NetSci 2026 is officially underway! Network thinkers from around the world have gathered for a week of great science, collaboration, and discovery. Today and tomorrow feature Satellite Sessions, a School Talk, and satellite posters—where ideas connect and new partnerships begin.
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Fabio Saracco @sarawalk.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
News, rumors, opinions, misinformation, polarization, collective attention: can we understand their dynamics using the tools of statistical physics? Our new Physics Reports review brings together theory, models, and empirical evidence from across the field: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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The physics of news, rumors, and opinions
The boundaries between physical and social networks have narrowed with the advent of the Internet and its pervasive platforms. This has given rise to …
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NetSci 2026 @netsciconf.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Still on the fence about NetSci? 👀 We’ve lined up an incredible group of speakers across complex systems, AI, biology, and more. Fresh ideas, deep dives, and new connections await. This is your sign—register now 😉 www.netsci2026.com/registration Huge thanks to our speakers, with more to come!
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James Poniewozik @poniewozik.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
I wrote about the time Jesse Jackson brought the movement to Sesame Street. [giftie] www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...
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When Jesse Jackson Came to ‘Sesame Street’: ‘I Am! Somebody!’
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17/02/2026
Jesse Jackson, whose impassioned oratory and vision of a “rainbow coalition” of the poor and forgotten made him the nation’s most influential Black figure in the years between the civil rights crusades of Martin Luther King Jr. and the election of Barack Obama, died Tuesday at 84. nyti.ms/4bZdMPa
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Matthew Silk @mattjsilk.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
New (competition funded) PhD opportunity with me, @iaciac.bsky.social and @dralgernon.bsky.social www.findaphd.com/phds/project... Higher-order networks and animal communication. Suited to someone keen on network science theory/computational modeling and keen to adapt this to ecology & evolution.
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Dio @iddio.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
"La teatralità e l'inganno sono strumenti potenti". (Cit.)
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NetScience @netscience.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Impact of behavioral heterogeneity on epidemic outcome and its mapping into effective network topologies arxiv.org/abs/2601.21743
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Impact of behavioral heterogeneity on epidemic outcome and its mapping into effective network topologies
Human behavior plays a critical role in shaping epidemic trajectories. During health crises, people respond in diverse ways in terms of self-protection and adherence to recommended measures, largely r...
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Luís M. Rocha @lmrocha.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
I like the recommendation "Avoid overly broad funding calls." For decades I have recommended that the Portuguese funding agency stops "calls in all domains". But it is 2026 and we are still going through these expensive motions that likely pass the Szilard point... www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Point of no returns: researchers are crossing a threshold in the fight for funding
With so little money to go round, the costs of competing for grants can exceed what the grants are worth. When that happens, nobody wins.
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Yelena Mejova @yelenamejova.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Will you have a Masters degree by May'26? Apply today and join ISI Foundation in Turin, Italy! This is a GREAT opportunity for a "pre-doc" where you get hands-on experience leading a research project, in collaboration with humanitarian and other partners. 👇
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Fabio Saracco @sarawalk.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
📢 New preprint out! “Polarization and echo chambers in Reddit’s political discourse” 👉 arxiv.org/abs/2510.27467 Reddit is often seen as a healthier space for political debate — but is it really? 🤔 🧵 1/4
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arXiv physics.soc-ph Physics and Society @physicssocph-bot.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Daniele Cirulli, Antonio Desiderio, Giulio Cimini, Fabio Saracco: Polarization and echo chambers in Reddit's political discourse arxiv.org/abs/2510.27467 arxiv.org/pdf/2510.27467 arxiv.org/html/2510.27467
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Petter Holme @pholme.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
arXiv alert! 📄🚨 A review paper about the physics of news, rumors, and opinions arxiv.org/abs/2510.15053 w @manlius.bsky.social @sarawalk.bsky.social Guido Cadarelli et al.
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The Physics of News, Rumors, and Opinions
The boundaries between physical and social networks have narrowed with the advent of the Internet and its pervasive platforms. This has given rise to a complex adaptive information ecosystem where ind...
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Fabio Saracco @sarawalk.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
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Dichiarazione del CREF a sostegno della pace a Gaza e di impegno per la diplomazia scientifica – CREF
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Conference on Complex Systems @css-conference.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
The CSS Senior Award at CCS2025 goes to Guido Caldarelli (Director, CNR-ISC; Professor of Theoretical Physics, Ca’ Foscari Venice) following his keynote “Networks: a Compass in Complex Systems congratulations! 🏅 #CCS2025
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Hiroki Sayama @hirokisayama.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Daniele Cirulli studies polarization and echo chamber formation on reddit #CCS2025
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Fabio Saracco @sarawalk.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Ready to start!
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Fabio Saracco @sarawalk.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
🚀 Ready for BeSafe? Our satellite workshop @css-conference.bsky.social kicks off this afternoon in Room 14! We’re excited to host Eugenio Valdano, @chpoletto.bsky.social, @matteocinelli.bsky.social, and @kyriakikalimeri.bsky.social as our invited speakers. 1/2 🧵
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BeSAFE: Behavioral and Social Aspects in Fighting Epidemics
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Cory Glover @cory-glover.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Exponential random graphs have long been null models distinguishing real patterns versus random effects in networks. But what about hypergraphs, where more than two nodes can interact at once? @sarawalk.bsky.social and team show an equivalent for hypergraphs exists with solid analytical grounding.
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Entropy-based models to randomise real-world hypergraphs - Communications Physics
This work extends entropy-based models to hypergraphs, a popular alternative for describing polyadic interactions. After studying the asymptotic behaviour of thresholds generalising the percolation…
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Fabio Saracco @sarawalk.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Just a quick update: 🚀 we’re pleased to announce that @chpoletto.bsky.social has joined as our final invited speaker! @css-conference.bsky.social @frapierri.bsky.social @akacaycepollard.bsky.social @fabmazza.bsky.social
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Fabio Saracco @sarawalk.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
📢 Only a few days left! The deadline to submit your abstract to the BeSafe Satellite Workshop @css-conference.bsky.social is Sunday, June 15. Don’t miss the chance to be part of our workshop! 👉 Details & submission: www.code-project.it/besafe/
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BeSAFE: Behavioral and Social Aspects in Fighting Epidemics
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Francesca Colaiori @akacaycepollard.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
News about our Besafe satellite!
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Fabio Saracco @sarawalk.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Two quick updates from the BeSAFE satellite workshop @css-conference.bsky.social! First, 🚨 we’re excited to announce our second invited speaker: Matteo Cinelli! Second, 📆 deadline extended! You now have until Friday, June 15 to submit your abstract. Stay tuned for the next speakers! 🤩
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Fabio Saracco @sarawalk.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
🚨 We're thrilled to announce the first invited speaker of the satellite workshop BeSAFE: Eugenio Valdano! Don't miss the chance to join us – abstract submissions close this Friday, May 30! Visit: www.code-project.it/besafe/ ‪@cref-enrico-fermi.bsky.social‬ @css-conference.bsky.social
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BeSAFE: Behavioral and Social Aspects of Fighting Epidemics
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Fabio Saracco @sarawalk.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Call for Abstracts – BeSAFE Satellite Workshop @ CCS 2025, Siena We are pleased to invite submissions of original abstracts to the BeSAFE satellite workshop of CCS2025 @css-conference.bsky.social, taking place in Siena (code-project.it/besafe/). 🧵 1/4
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Edward Wong @ewong.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
NEW: Trump appointees running USAID have just fired about 400 employees who help deliver urgent humanitarian aid in disaster and war zones around the world. This raises more doubts about whether Rubio supports lifesaving aid. Our @nytimes.com story: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...
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U.S.A.I.D. Appointees Fire Hundreds Working on Urgent Humanitarian Aid
The firings added to doubts about whether Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the agency’s acting head, supports lifesaving humanitarian assistance, as he has said he does.
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Fabio Saracco @sarawalk.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
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Il rapporto di Amnesty che accusa Israele di genocidio - Il Post
La nota organizzazione umanitaria ha analizzato mesi di operazioni militari a Gaza, e sostiene che ci siano tutte le condizioni legali per poterlo definire così
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Ronaldo Menezes 🦋 @ronaldomenezes.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
This makes me think that I need to have all my projects downloaded!
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 03/12/2024
Breaking news: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared “emergency martial law” on Tuesday evening, accusing the opposition of “antistate” activities for paralyzing the government with impeachment motions.
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South Korea president declares martial law to overcome opposition party
Yoon blamed the opposition party for “unprecedented” impeachment attempts of various government officials and cuts proposed for next year’s budget.
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Laura Fasani @laurafasani.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Ieri 29 donne e minori sono stati portati via dalle milizie libiche durante un'operazione in cui la nave Geo Barents, di Medici Senza Frontiere, stava soccorrendo circa cento persone migranti via @ilpost.it www.ilpost.it/2024/11/29/g...
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Le donne e i minori portati via da milizie libiche durante un soccorso nel Mediterraneo - Il Post
Lo ha raccontato l'equipaggio della nave Geo Barents, a cui i miliziani hanno detto di essere della Guardia costiera libica
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Saloni @scientificdiscovery.dev · 20/11/2024
Since I've been here for a while… here are some useful features on Bluesky that you might not have discovered yet! 🧵
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Luca Pappalardo @lucapappalardo.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Big thanks to @ric-dicle.bsky.social for an outstanding lesson on unlocking the secrets of human mobility with digital data in our #GeospatialAnalytics course at the University of Pisa. Inspiring and eye-opening! 🌍📊🚶‍♂️ #HumanMobility
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Riccardo Di Clemente @riccardodiclemente.com · 21/11/2024
Glad to kick off the European Mobility symposium with @lucapappalardo.bsky.social in Pisa! Looking forward to interesting discussions on urban mobility! @connectionslab.bsky.social by @nunetsi.bsky.social more infos ems2024pisa.github.io/europeanmobi...
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Ryan J. Gallagher @ryanjgallag.com · 19/11/2024
types of network science papers
A meme of different kinds of generic network science papers
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Vijay Prashad @vijayprashad.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Simple
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Fil Menczer @fil.bsky.social · 02/05/2024
European Commission opens formal proceedings against Facebook and Instagram under the Digital Services Act ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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Press corner
Highlights, press releases and speeches
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