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HIFMB @hifmb.de · 07/07/2026

@thilogross.bsky.social has shared with us how to tackle this and other challenges facing transdisciplinary research. Read the full interview here: hifmb.de/the-idea-beh... The call for the Human Progress project with 5 postdoc positions is open until July 20. @awi.de

Image with a quote by Prof. Thilo Gross: “Every academic discipline has a corpus of methods and picks its battles accordingly. If we encounter a problem for which we don’t have the right tools, it is easy to dismiss it as intractable, boring and not worthy of attention. This creates the biggest problem in interdisciplinary research: agreeing on what is a cool problem and what are the standards of success.”

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

François Primeau, a UC Irvine professor, developed mathematical and computational ocean models that helped us understand the ocean's role in global climate. He was killed on his bike by someone driving a car. 🌊

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Orange County bicyclist fatally struck by hit-and-run driver in Santa Ana

It happened at around 6:15 p.m. Friday near the intersection of Standard Avenue and Warner Avenue, Santa Ana Police Department officers said in a news release shared on social media.

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Tiago Peixoto @tiago.skewed.de · 11/06/2026

Periodic reminder that, contrary to widespread claims in recent years, it’s not true that graphs encode “pairwise” interactions. Graphs encode neighborhoods—sets of nodes incident to other nodes—on which multivariate interactions can be defined. skewed.de/lab/posts/hi... 1/2

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Higher orders need higher standards – Inverse Complexity Lab

Research group on inverse problems in complex systems and network science.

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Thilo Gross @thilogross.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

#3/5 of our open Postdoc positions will critically examine mathematical modelling from a human angle and seek to empower people to discuss and question mathematical models. We believe that if models can be challenged in new ways, modeling can only profit. #human_progress hifmb.de/institute/hi...

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HIPP 27: HUMAN PROGRESS - HIFMB Oldenburg

The HUMAN PROGRESS project aims to advance research in the natural sciences by drawing on methods, insights, and knowledge from across the humanities and social sciences. In doing so it also offers fr...

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Tim Mauch @timmauch.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

My master's thesis got published in Physical Review E🥳! Thanks to @thilogross.bsky.social for the supervision. We develop a meta-community opinion model and use a master stability function approach to find conditions where pattern formation facilitates diversity. Read here: arxiv.org/abs/2508.15377

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Diffusion-driven pattern formation in an opinion dynamical network model

The spatial organization of individuals and their interactions in communities are important factors known to preserve diversity in many complex systems. Inspired by metapopulation models from ecology,...

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Thilo Gross @thilogross.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

The second of our five new #human_progress postdoc positions will analyse maritime logbooks and other materials from the www.prizepapers.de dataset, a large collection of documents captured by pirates! Let's find out what they reveal about the oceans! hifmb.de/institute/hi...

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prizepapers // Prizepapers

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Thilo Gross @thilogross.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

#1 of 5 open PostDoc posts will study how the words we use reveal our thinking about the marine environment. Did you know that most prospective marine protected areas are named after sea-floor features? And, who has the power to name areas, species, etc? How does this affect the research agenda?

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Thilo Gross @thilogross.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

I am so excited about this: We are doing a new kind of project with the aim of transporting knowledge and methods from the humanities into a natural science context. We'll have 5 full 3yr postdoc positions! I will post more in the coming week. But here is a preview: hifmb.de/institute/hi...

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HIPP 27: HUMAN PROGRESS - HIFMB Oldenburg

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BioND Lab @biondlab.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Mind the gap! Next stop: Biodiversity Theory Our working group just digitized our research landscape using a classic London Tube map design. Every line is a team member; every station is a core topic or application we tackle. Check it out and see where our work interconnects!

Table with each station name in alphabetical order. For each station or topic we are working on is a list with the initials of the group member you can reach out to. Unfortunately, the list is too long to post it here in the alt text, but if you have questions and want to reach out, the DMs are open.
Check out the map below to see how our ideas interconnect!

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BioND Lab @biondlab.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Paper alert! Did you ever think that counting the many different structures you can get from the chemical composition is hard? We've got the paper that shows you how to do it. Here's the newest publication by Rana Shojaei (@ranashj.bsky.social) and Thilo Gross (@thilogross.bsky.social).

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Thilo Gross @thilogross.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

This was a fun project. Working with some old but very cool maths... #netsci people will like.

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Thilo Gross @thilogross.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Next week, my course on Networks and Complexity is starting again, which is always taught online. We have some space left for international students. Lectures will be on mondays and thursdays 16:00-18:00 CEST. Starting 9th. 24 Lectures total. More info in the reply.

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Thilo Gross @thilogross.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

POSTDOC POSITION --- Bernd Blasius has just opened a PostDoc position to model viral evolution. The project is a collaboration with me Dirk Brockmann and famous virologist Christian Drosten, among others. uol.de/en/job/postd...

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Postdoctoral Position in Modelling Epidemic Dynamics and Viral Evolution // University of Oldenburg

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Melanie Habermann @mhab.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Oh look, that's me :D Here's a newsletter article about my latest paper with @akfbio.bsky.social, @jdyeakel.bsky.social, and @thilogross.bsky.social about functional motifs in networks.

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Thilo Gross @thilogross.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

I see a bipartite network. (This is about arXiv:2602.16937 "Graphs are maximally expressive...")

Boromean Rings drawn as a bipartite network.

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Thilo Gross @thilogross.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

This was a fun generalized modelling project with @janamassing.bsky.social @akfbio.bsky.social and @jdyeakel.bsky.social. Bacteria really need generalized models to make the maths fit properly.

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Ashkaan K. Fahimipour @akfbio.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

If you like matrices + microbes, have I got the paper for you. Work with @janamassing.bsky.social, @jdyeakel.bsky.social, and @thilogross.bsky.social out today in @royalsocietypublishing.org! We study dynamics of cooperative bacteria without specifying a conventional model: doi.org/10.1098/rsif...

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Jer Thorp @jerthorp.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

I'm so proud of this project I did two years ago with Jonathan Ashley. It's an essay and web comic about how historical archives deserve to be treated as more than just fuel for AI training. I wrote a scripting system for the web comic, and also spent nearly a full year with writing and research.

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A Search for the Heart: Digital collections, machine learning and legacies of care

Machine learning models are hungry for content from libraries and cultural insitutions. How can we imagine ways these technologies might help people and communities, while also being mindful of risks ...

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Ricard Solé @ricardsole.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

What causes tipping points in complex microbial ecosystems? Check this @pnas.org paper by @thilogross.bsky.social showing that cross-feeding networks create strong interdependencies & small structural changes can trigger abrupt collapses. @akhilesh-nandan.bsky.social www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....

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Thilo Gross @thilogross.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Very happy to be part of this project. My take on it is, hypergraph or network can describe the same systems and yield the same phenomena. The decision really comes down to if you want to work with matrices or higher-order tensors to explore these phenomena.

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Justin Yeakel 🦣🐆 @jdyeakel.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Very excited to share this new exploration of motifs and their impacts on the dynamics of the entire network in PNAS! I learned a lot working with this crew (as usual)... with @mhab.bsky.social @akfbio.bsky.social and @thilogross.bsky.social !

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Tomorrow IRL markets in Philly start, which means a bunch of squid facts shop items will sell out! We have a few Biology is Bigger than Binaries shirts (designed by @franzanth.bsky.social) left. They're comfy & colors printed great! Once they're gone that's it. Get 'em now: SquidFacts.net

Sarah holds up a biology is bigger than binaries shirt, which has those words in bold white text on a black t shirt with a white lily, honeybee, and clownfish

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Tero Kuittinen @teroterotero.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Simply amazing how this is happening and US media is focusing only on absolute nonsense. Now that Ellison and Weiss will control most of media, hard denial of climate crisis will be locked in.

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Brandon Downey @bdowney.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

I know why they're doing it, but it's gross to see the logic of power being used to protect the powerful. The opposite of the ideals of a democratic society, all for a revenue stream already larger than most institutions in the history of human capitalism. Grim.

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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Any academic folks on H1B visas (even with stamps in passports) please get legal advice from your University attorneys before leaving the US.

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Network Science Society @netscisociety.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

In just about a week, the season's first NetSci Colloquium will happen. And we're starting with a bang . . . with none other than Iain Couzin talking about Collective Behavior in Animal Groups. September 24, 10 AM ET. Register here to get a Zoom link: iu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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BioND Lab @biondlab.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Paper alert! See the new pre-print up on arXiv by Tim Mauch (@timmauch.bsky.social) and Thilo Gross (@thilogross.bsky.social) on opinion formation: arxiv.org/abs/2508.15377 The paper discusses the very nice results of Tim's master thesis, so let's get into the details, shall we? 1/5

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Diffusion-driven pattern formation in an opinion dynamical network model

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Thilo Gross @thilogross.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

→ Are you interested in multiscale phenomena such as the complex dynamics that arise in biology, chemistry, neuroscience, and physics when multiple spatial or temporal scales interact? 🧪 Then join us this summer in Groningen for the summer school: lnkd.in/gViS3cCZ

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HIFMB @hifmb.de · 23/06/2025

The call for our 2026 Postdoc Cohort is now open. We offer 4 full-time positions. Apply until August 24th. hifmb.de/jobs Please spread the word. #postdoc #jobsinscience #marinebiodiversity #antarctica @awi.de @hillebr1.bsky.social @ibaums.bsky.social @thilogross.bsky.social @merenbey.bsky.social 🦑

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Naomi Saphra @nsaphra.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

They have to destroy scientific research to eliminate the point at which civilians from every warzone connect and recognize themselves. How can you build a quantum computing lab without Iranians? Or an ML theory lab without Israelis? Better to let progress die than to allow that they might meet.

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

insane moment in world history right here

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Justin Yeakel 🦣🐆 @jdyeakel.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

The dynamics of microbial cooperation... Cheap metabolites make for shaky friendships; but pricier ones can keep the peace... 🦠 Thanks @janamassing.bsky.social for leading the charge! And great working again w/ @akfbio.bsky.social & @thilogross.bsky.social

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Marc Keuschnigg @marckeuschnigg.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

We are hiring postdocs in Computational Social Science 📍SweCSS, Norrköping, Sweden ⏰Deadline June 3 🔗https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/26854 Please apply // help us spread the word

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Ashkaan K. Fahimipour @akfbio.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

New paper led by @janamassing.bsky.social, with @jdyeakel.bsky.social and @thilogross.bsky.social, on dynamics of cooperative bacteria: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Thilo Gross @thilogross.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Hey, new paper by @cleggtom.bsky.social and me is just out in @pnas.org. This combines a lot of things that start with B: Biodiversity, Bipartite Networks, Bifurcations, Bacteria, ... www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... And yes, I know, Fig 1 looks like one of 'those' papers but please read on ...

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Cross-feeding creates tipping points in microbiome diversity | PNAS

A key unresolved question in microbial ecology is how the extraordinary diversity of microbiomes emerges from the interactions among their many fun...

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BioND Lab @biondlab.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Meet our group members! Time to hear about the wonderful @laurabarthm.bsky.social: "Hi, I’m Laura! I’m a physicist by training and a PostDoc researcher working with physics-informed neural networks to enhance the interpretability of ecological models and improve forecasting.

A picture of our group member Laura Barth. She is wearing a maroon winter jacket, navy blue knitted beanie, and glasses. You can see her dark curly hair sticking out under the beanie. Laura is standing outdoors on a wooden pier by a calm body of water. She has a slight, friendly smile and is looking at the camera. Behind her are forested hills and a cloudy sky, creating a serene atmosphere.

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Thilo Gross @thilogross.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

I finally got around to edit the second part of the video on the walk (it mostly explains the math of how it was made). youtu.be/g52Lcr3rRHc (The first part is here: youtu.be/Mnaf2Y_ydq8 )

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Bridge-building, Chinese Postman, and Hierholzer's Algorithm (NC 3-2)

YouTube video by Complexity Papers

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BioND Lab @biondlab.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Meet our group members! Today let's hear from the wonderful @srilenak.bsky.social: "Hi, I’m Srilena, a HIPP postdoc in the Biodiversity Theory group. I have a background in Applied Mathematics with a research focus on theoretical ecology. My research approach combines mathematical modeling, ...

A picture of our group member Srilena Kundu. The picture shows a woman with shoulder-length black hair, wearing glasses, a black top, and a patterned vest. She smiles brightly at the camera. She is outdoors on a sunny day, standing on a grassy area with trees and a large body of water visible in the background. The sky is clear with scattered white clouds.

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Alessandro Crimi @alecrimi.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

new on @NaturePhysics review: "Network renormalization" www.nature.com/artiles/s422... Preprint: arxiv.org/pdf/2412.12988 #complexnetworks #brain #connectome

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Thilo Gross @thilogross.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Here is a lesser know background regarding the Trump Tarifs. You might have heard that so far they wiped out 6 trillion dollars (!!). But is this money really gone or is it just elsewhere? Most of it is currently being burned, and it is importnat to understand why ... [a short tread]

Firefly generated ship in storm. Prompt: "Dramatic rendering of a container ship in a storm, in the style of concept art."

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Tero Kuittinen @teroterotero.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

St Pierre et Miquelon lobster shock

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