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Thomas Hills @thomhills.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Unfortunately I couldn't attend this year's #NetSci2025, but I am there in spirit, and hopefully in text, which mentions the work of many of my inspirations, like Max Schich, Mirta Galesic, Cynthia Siew, Olaf Sporns, Filippo Menczer, and many more.

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Maximilian Schich @schichmax.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

🐈🏳️‍🌈 🛫✈️🛬 🚂 🚂 🚂 🎉 Just arrived in Maastricht for #NetSci2025 (@netsciconf.bsky.social), scheduled to present the #HISTONET satellite #keynote on #NetworkHistory. Tuesday, Jun 3, 17:40-18:20 at @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social Abstract & details: historicalnetworkresearch.github.io/netsci-maast...

Network visualization has come a long way in the last 700 years.

The inset figure shows a circular network layout of a bipartite graph with multiple components, conncecting 12 tribes in black with 5 cities in red via 13 links; source: Codex Cremifarnensis 243, fol. 57v (dated circa 1330 CE).

The background figure shows a spring-embedded Touchgraph layout of a bipartite graph with a 89.9% Giant Connected Component connecting 7984 Ancient monuments in blue with 2934 Renaissance documents in brown via 19983 binned links; data source: Census of Antique Works of Art and Architecture Known in the Renaissance (1947-2004).

Both figures from
Schich, Maximilian. Rezeption und Tradierung als Komplexes Netzwerk. Der CENSUS und visuelle Dokumente zu den Thermen in Rom. Munich: Verlag Biering & Brinkmann, 2009. Figs. 25 & 167
open access: https://doi.org/10.11588/artdok.00000700

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Thomas Hills @thomhills.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Interested in learning how to deal with big data, web scraping, network science, or natural language processing in the lovely Lugano this summer? The list of courses is rich and some still have open seats. Check it out: www.usi.ch/en/education...

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Workshops / Programme

The academic programme for the 29th edition of the Summer School is ready - minor changes can still occur. Registration: Registrations for the Summer School is now OPEN! Places are assigned on a first...

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Anu Realo @arealo.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Cognitive slowness and disjointedness that often come with aging might be better seen as a symptom of a brain full of 'cluttered' wisdom rather than a sign of decline. Thanks so much @thomhills.bsky.social at @warwickpsych.bsky.social for giving us all some hope that it's not all lost as we age! 😊

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Thomas Hills @thomhills.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Does the mind degrade or become enriched as we grow old? To explain healthy aging effects, the evidence supports enrichment. Indeed, the evidence suggests changes in crystallized (enrichment) and fluid intelligence (slowing) share a common cause. psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...

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Thomas Hills @thomhills.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Two PhDs with me on offer, focusing on language, information, well-being, and the attention economy. Project-Linked Studentships Deadline April 14. warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...

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Thomas Hills @thomhills.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

I am a strong proponent of this for all departments (which would increase productivity and avoid numerous biases and costs associated with current funding policies). There even merit based routes to achieving it. I lay out one such approach in the final chapter of my recent book.

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Years ago I argued that the Research Excellence Framework (RAE then) does more harm than good and should be replaced (at least in the humanities) with equal research funding for everyone who meets a threshold for being research active. Have not changed my mind. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

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Jonathan Wolff on the research assessment exercise

Although in financial terms no one has won the jackpot, there are some who are nursing huge losses, says Jonathan Wolff

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Nichol Castro @nicholcastro.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Excited to see an inside peek in @thomhills.bsky.social's new network science book!! Just added this to my cart! #netsci

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Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

1/8. This week I had a few different conversations with scholars who, in the face of the attacks on science and institutions of learning in the U.S., are wondering what to do. One suggestion I have is: keep doing your work. It matters in and of itself. Why do I say that? A few reasons.

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Simon Kirby @simonkirby.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

A thread explaining our new discovery about humpback whale song published today in Science... We found key statistical properties that characterise all human languages in another species for the first time. We have more in common with whales than we previously thought! doi.org/10.1126/scie...

A picture of a humpback whale just below the sea surface taken by Marc Quintin

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Thomas Hills @thomhills.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Agreed. Scientists need not be so thoughtful they cannot act. Most scientists have chosen a life of service to truth and the curiosity it requires,...above authority "Resistance need not be overt"--it cannot be for everyone--but it should be woven into our deeds.

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Suzanne Aussems @suzanneaussems.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

The Psychology Department (@warwickpsych.bsky.social) at the University of Warwick is seeking new talent! If you're interested in pursuing a PhD focused on the topics of language and gesture, I encourage you to get in touch with me and apply: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLI727/f...

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Four PhD Fellowships in Psychology at University of Warwick

Discover a Four PhD Fellowships in Psychology on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other PhD opportunities.

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Thomas Hills @thomhills.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

A cheerful little watercolor and ink I made from a picture of Salt Lake City a friend sent me. I miss them both.

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Gábor Békés @gaborbekes.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

ICYMI: A comprehensive textbook on data analysis for business, applied economics, and public policy students that uses case studies with real-world data. gabors-data-analysis.com/getting-star... Datasets Code #Rstats #python #stata. Slides. Courses. #EconSky #econsky_data #data #econometrics

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Roger Beaty @roger-beaty.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

The Society for the Neuroscience of Creativity (@tsfnc.bsky.social) has a starter pack of folks doing creativity research. We're trying to build the creativity research community here. Please follow and let us know if you'd like to be added.

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Thomas Hills @thomhills.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Here's a network lesson on #creativity @yoedkenett.bsky.social and I came up: How to be more creative? Get noisy! Try lots of things. It's the old exploration-exploitation trade-off, and good practice when you don't know what to do. DM for a copy of the paper. psycnet.apa.org/record/2025-...

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Rory Turnbull @roryturnbull.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Just got my hands on this wonderful book - looking forward to getting stuck in to it!

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Thomas Hills @thomhills.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

The value of shamanism on this festive holiday--a long form article for those looking for a positive diversion from minimal contrast information: aeon.co/essays/why-d...

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Why did shamanism evolve in societies all around the globe? | Aeon Essays

The trances and healing powers of shamans are so widespread that they can be counted a human universal. Why did they evolve?

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Thomas Hills @thomhills.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

This multi part series of Art from code, from Danielle Navarro is a work of love and genius. Many thanks.

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Thomas Hills @thomhills.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Glorious day. The Behavioral Network Science: Language, Mind, and Society is now available. Thanks for waiting and thanks to all you network scientists (and other scientists) who made the project a joy to work on. TOC and code at thomasthills.github.io/BehavioralNe....

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Dr. Verónica Espinoza @verukita1.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

📕 The Atlas for the Aspiring Network Scientist by Michele Coscia is amazing! 👉Available as a free electronic PDF: networkatlas.eu #Networkscience #Datavisualization #ArtificialIntelligence

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Harrison Ritz @hritz.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Starter pack for researchers studying the control of cognitive processes e.g., attentional control, inhibition, task switching, working memory, error adaptation etc go.bsky.app/12KTqED

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Melissa Florer-Bixler @melissaf-b.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

A poem for my last day working at the writing center for the semester (by Joseph Fasano)

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Thomas Hills @thomhills.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Me getting a new idea. I start off feeling like the worm. Then, later, I feel like the fish. btw, Eunice aphroditois are beautiful things. See comments on Rachel's post.

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Thomas Hills @thomhills.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

I continue to think dreams are an unopened gift to mind science. Here a case where lucidity of consciousness is graded. There is contrast and control. And lovely questions about who can dream, rats? future llms?, and about what (can you dream you're snow?). Bravo. A science of magical realism.

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Nicole Rust @nicolecrust.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Huge welcome to all those new to Bluesky! Looking for who to follow? Let me introduce you to this terrific celebration of space, bugs, brains, societies, and so much more. go.bsky.app/2LmKSDN

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Emilio Ferrara @emilioferrara.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Added to the new list, pls reshare it! go.bsky.app/GoEyD7d

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Emilio Ferrara @emilioferrara.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Sharing my first Computational Social Science starter pack! Will grow with time, feel free to nominate and self nominate! go.bsky.app/CYmRvcK

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Manlio De Domenico @manlius.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

I did it. This is a rather exclusive starter pack: if you share its vision, provably, just reply with some emoji or comment to be added! For fun, but not just that... go.bsky.app/U6nAy3S

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Thomas Hills @thomhills.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Very much enjoying the community here on bsky. Kind of feel like we're all in this together--and maybe we feel that. Probably we should. I like hearing from you.

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Thomas Hills @thomhills.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Coming out in the new year. A fun exploration of network science applied to language evolution, conspiracy theories, aging cognition, creativity, conflict, with networks and models and R code and a little bit of Van Gogh. thomasthills.github.io/BehavioralNe... #networkscience

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