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Alessandro Torcini

@torcini.bsky.social
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theoretical physicist #complexsystems #computationalneuroscience #Neuroscience #statisticalphysics #synchronization #neuroskyence #compneurosky #complexity CY Cergy Paris University (France) @cy-univ.bsky.social web: perso.u-cergy.fr/~atorcini

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 29/08/2026
The Ferrier Medal and Lecture 2027 is awarded to Professor Kenneth Daniel Harris for his contributions to neuroscience by unifying experimental neurophysiology with advanced analytical methods and for pioneering methods that allow recording from thousands of neurons. #RSMedals bit.ly/4qCJZRo
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Alessandro Torcini @torcini.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
@thetransmitter.bsky.social @itsneuronal.bsky.social
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Alessandro Torcini @torcini.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
#neuroskyence #compneurosky #neuroscience @computingnature.bsky.social @kenneth-harris.bsky.social New paper with Alejandro Carballosa A detailed investigation of Shared Variance Component Analysis as a tool to characterize neural dimensionality Hope will promote a debate tinyurl.com/4tsxs49z
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A detailed investigation of Shared Variance Component Analysis as a tool to characterize neural dimensionality
The relevance of spontaneous activity has been unlocked thanks to recent large scale recordings that revealed, via Shared Variance Component Analysis …
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Alessandro Torcini @torcini.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Our last preprint with S. Olmi D. Angulo Garcia etc on Slow Realaxation #Oscillations in Next Generation #Neural Masses #neuroskyence #compneurosky #neuroscience #complex #complexity #complexsystems
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Alessandro Torcini @torcini.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Ho appena firmato una petizione @theactionnetwork.bsky.social: Salviamo le Cascine - No Cemento nell'area ex OGR. Firma qui: actionnetwork.org/petitions/sa...
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Salviamo le Cascine - No Cemento nell'area ex OGR
Sottoscrivi la petizione per fermare la colata di cemento nell’area ex OGR per restituire spazio alla città.
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Abbey @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
When reality surpasses fiction! Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming. Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026.
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Alessandro Torcini @torcini.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
#neuroskyence #compneurosky #neuroscience @computingnature.bsky.social @kenneth-harris.bsky.social New paper with Alejandro Carballosa A detailed investigation of Shared Variance Component Analysis as a tool to characterize neural dimensionality Hope will promote a debate tinyurl.com/4tsxs49z
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A detailed investigation of Shared Variance Component Analysis as a tool to characterize neural dimensionality
The relevance of spontaneous activity has been unlocked thanks to recent large scale recordings that revealed, via Shared Variance Component Analysis …
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Carsen Stringer @computingnature.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
🚨🧠 Our paper is out! We introduce a simple computational model that generates macroscopic, long-timescale dynamics as seen in large-scale neural recordings. #neuroscience #dynamics @marius10p.bsky.social @zhong-lin.bsky.social @hhmijanelia.bsky.social Link: go.nature.com/4tRNjIu
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bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
A detailed investigation of Shared Variance Component Analysis as a tool to characterize neural dimensionality www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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Alessandro Torcini @torcini.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
doocn.org Berlin 4/6 May join us
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DOOCN-XVII: Dynamics On and Of Complex Networks
Official website of the Dynamics On and Of Complex Networks workshop series
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Nature @nature.com · 29/03/2026
AI Scientist, an autonomous research tool, first released in 2024, has now undergone peer review, highlighting its strengths and limitations go.nature.com/3NYwxZn
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How to build an AI Scientist: first peer-reviewed paper spills the secrets
Nature - AI Scientist, an autonomous research tool, first released in 2024, has now undergone peer review, highlighting its strengths and limitations.
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Tiago Peixoto @tiago.skewed.de · 24/03/2026
Can we please all stop with the ridiculous notion of having academic conferences in the US? I know these things are planed years in advance, but at this point we're just waiting for an ugly incident to happen. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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ICE deployed to US airports as security queues stretch for hours
Hundreds of ICE agents have been deployed to 14 airports, in cities including New York, Atlanta and Houston.
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iscpif.bsky.social @iscpif.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Après la soirée "Résilience numérique européenne et géopolitique en 2026" , l'ISC-PIF rediffuse #HelloQuitteX du #20Janvier 2025 Aujourd'hui : David Colon 👉 vimeo.com/1154067680 #20janvier 26 👉 iscpif.fr/20janvier2026
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David Colon - Soirée #HelloQuitteX Nouvelle ère Numérique
Soirée organisée le 25 Janvier 2025 par l'Institut des Systèmes Complexes de Paris Île-de-France avec le soutien d'Escape-X…
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Alessandro Ingrosso @aingrosso.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
The "publish or perish" culture must perish. Scientists need time to think. We just published our Slow Science Manifesto, where we argue that huge changes are needed in the way we fund, publish, and evaluate science. Read more and sign here: www.slow-science.com
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Edvard I Moser @edvardmoser.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
I recommend this school to anyone interested in computation in the brain - it receives excellent reviews year after year, it is highly interactive and social, and the setting is remarkable.
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Alessandro Torcini @torcini.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
#neuroskyence #compneurosky Finally published with David Angulo Garcia: A theory for self-sustained balanced states in absence of strong external currents @plos.org doi.org/10.1371/jour... @alleninstitute.org @kenmiller.bsky.social @bernsteinneuro.bsky.social @incn.bsky.social
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 31/01/2026
One detail getting lost in the coverage of Don Lemon's arrest? The church at the center of the case has ties to the Christian nationalist movement, including the “TheoBros," a loose network of mostly millennial, extremely online Christian nationalist pastors, podcasters, and shitposters.
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The church at the center of Don Lemon’s arrest has ties to Christian nationalism
And the "TheoBros."
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 31/01/2026
Breaking: Days after declaring, "I'm not going to live in fear" in a now-viral video, Army veteran Ian Austin was arrested by federal agents on Friday. Austin was part of a group, including journalist Don Lemon, that interrupted a St. Paul church service.
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Federal agents just arrested an Army veteran—after he protested ICE outside a church
Ian Austin was part of the group that interrupted a St. Paul church service.
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Tiago Peixoto @tiago.skewed.de · 31/01/2026
Behind the paywall: archive.is/ClhQ0
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Mediapart @mediapart.fr · 31/01/2026
À Minneapolis, l’arrestation de deux journalistes amplifie les colères Par Patricia Neves
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À Minneapolis, l’arrestation de deux journalistes amplifie les colères
La « petite désescalade » promise en début de semaine par le président Trump n’a pas duré longtemps à Minneapolis. L’arrestation de deux journalistes et celle de plusieurs militants ayant manifesté il y a quelques jours dans une église ont ravivé les tensions, vendredi 30 janvier.
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
The arrests of Don Lemon, Georgia Fort, and Jamael Lundy are unacceptable and a clear violation of the Constitution. This is a dangerous abuse of power that threatens the rights of every single American. They must be released immediately.
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
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How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
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Alessandro Torcini @torcini.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Deadline is approaching
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
ICE's decision to just leave cars abandoned in the roads is one of those dystopian things that makes you recoil in shock when you encounter it.
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Joao Barbosa @jbarbosa.org · 27/01/2026
Postdoc position in Paris: come help develop new generation human brain computer interfaces ⚡🧠💻 Interested? Contact me if you have experience with machine learning (e.g. simulation-based inference, RL, generative/diffusion models) or dynamical systems. See below for + details and retweet 🙏
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work. I don’t let bullies win. Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 27/01/2026
Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him. “When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
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Alessandro Torcini @torcini.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
#neuroskyence #compneurosky Join us to the 4th International Workshop On Neurodynamics (NDy'26) to be held in Castro-Urdiales, Spain, May 26-29,2026 cody.unizar.es/events/neuro...
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allen institute @alleninstitute.org · 14/01/2026
Teach neuroscience to undergraduates? Learn how to incorporate our connectomics data into your courses! 🧠 "Incorporating open connectomics data into teaching neuroscience" 🗓️ July 23-24 🛫 Travel funds available ⏳ Apply by Feb. 2: bit.ly/3LAfOdy #neuroskyence
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Incorporating open connectomics data into teaching neuroscience
Learn to analyze open neuroscience data and introduce dry lab modules into your existing classes at the Incorporating Open Connectomics data into...
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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 05/10/2025
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram. Community action works. Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 04/10/2025
Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
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2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services
Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
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Alessandro Torcini @torcini.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
@incn.bsky.social Ready to participate to the INCNT Conference 2025 in Padua, with my new work on Dynamical balance for WEAK external currents with D. Angulo Garcia and A. Politi www.incn.it
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Anirvan Chatterjee @chatterjee.net · 13/09/2025
“Unlike birthright citizens, naturalized citizens can now be stripped of their status through a ‘civil process’ — which doesn’t guarantee a lawyer and uses lower standards of evidence.” indiacurrents.com/attention-us...
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Attention, US Citizens: Yes, You Can Now Be Deported
The Justice Department last month issued a memo outlining priorities for deportation, including naturalized citizens.
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Alessandro Torcini @torcini.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
#neuroskyence #compneurosky Finally published the entire story D. S. Goldobin, M.V. Ageeva M. di Volo F. Tixidre, A. Torcini, "Synaptic shot-noise triggers fast and slow global oscillations in balanced neural networks", Physical Review E 112, 034301 (2025) perso.u-cergy.fr/~atorcini/AR...
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Simons Foundation @simonsfoundation.org · 06/09/2025
Led by @stanford.edu's @suryaganguli.bsky.social, our Simons Collaboration on the Physics of Learning & Neural Computation will study AI's fundamental scientific principles: www.simonsfoundation.org/simons-foundation-launches-collaboration-on-the-physics-of-learning-and-neural-computation/ #science
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Simons Foundation Launches Collaboration on the Physics of Learning and Neural Computation
Simons Foundation Launches Collaboration on the Physics of Learning and Neural Computation on Simons Foundation
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Steve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
The unemployment rate rose to 4.3%, it's highest level since 2021.
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Alessandro Torcini @torcini.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
@simonsfoundation.org Preprint in #neuroskyence #compneurosky strong external currents are not needed to get dynamical E/I #balance short term depression suffices, results for rate and spiking networks via dynamical mean field theory with David Angulo Garcia www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
A theory for self-sustained balanced states in absence of strong external currents www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
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Alessandro Torcini @torcini.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Last preprint in #neuroskyence #compneurosky strong external currents are not required to get dynamical #balance in rate chaos, results obtained via dynamical mean field theory @alleninstitute.org @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social @bernsteinneuro.bsky.social @incn.bsky.social doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 29/08/2025
@nature.com I love this article - but WHY are the only share options to X and Facebook when the whole point of the article is that science-based posts get more shares here? www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Research posts on Bluesky are more original — and get better engagement
Bluesky posts about science garner more likes and reposts than similar ones on X.
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bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Is the cortical dynamics ergodic? A numerical study in partially symmetric networks of spiking neurons www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
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Nature @nature.com · 04/08/2025
Eating ultra-processed foods might hinder attempts to lose weight even when the diet accords with national healthy-eating recommendations go.nature.com/4mbbbDK
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Eating ultra-processed foods could make it harder to lose weight
Trial compared effects of diets with differing levels of food processing.
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Alessandro Torcini @torcini.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
#Neuroskyence #compneurosky #StatisticalPhysics Non ergodic scenarios in the brain can explain a high variability in the neurons' responses joined to slow relaxational time scales, an investigation in #neural #network with Ferdinand Tixidre and Gianluigi Mongillo: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Nicole Yunger Halpern @nicoleyh11.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Giorgio Parisi opening StatPhys29: AI resembles the heat engine in that the technology arrived before the theory.
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Mahdieh @mahebr.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Glad to be in Florence for the #statphys29 conference.
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吉田 正俊 (Masatoshi Yoshida) @pooneil.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
(3年に一度の)Boltzmann Medalを蔵本由紀氏 (とMehran Kardar氏)が受賞、のソースはこちら。 statphys29.org/boltzmann-me... ブログで「蔵本モデル」とか書いてたらこのニュースが飛び込んできたのでびっくりした。
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Boltzmann Medal – StatPhys29 – 2025 Florence, Italy
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Alessandro Torcini @torcini.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Happy to have chaired this morning a session at #STATPHYS29 with Astero Provata, Diego Pazo and Denis Goldobin on #Nonlinear #Dynamics
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Alessandro Torcini @torcini.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
At #STATPHYS29 in Florence Yoshiki Kuramoto wiil be soon awarded the Boltzmann medal, next year Simona Olmi et al will organise this worshop on 50 years of the Kuramoto Model in Germany -- join
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Alessandro Torcini @torcini.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
@cnsorg.bsky.social Our workshop starts tomorrow doocn.org
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DOOCN-XVI: Dynamics On and Of Complex Networks
Official website of the Dynamics On and Of Complex Networks workshop series
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cnsorg.bsky.social @cnsorg.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
🌟 Welcome to Florence—CNS*2025 is officially underway! 🎉 The Palazzo dei Congressi is buzzing with cutting-edge science and a stellar program. 📢 Browse the schedule, flag your must-see talks and posters, and dive into the excitement. 🇮🇹✨ #CNS2025Florence
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