Very happy to share that with Istvan Kiss we got a grant funded by Leverhulme to NUL, to better integrate social and health psychology in epidemic modeling. Looking forward to work together with @profjohndrury.bsky.social and Marijn Stok. www.networkscienceinstitute.org/news/netsi-t...

No shortage of bullies in academia. Social media has allowed them a more extensive reach. We should reject them at every turn.

Jay Van Bavel, PhD@jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 2w ago

Bullying and harassment are serious workplace problems, and excellence in research and a supportive environment are not mutually exclusive. We must prioritize a supportive research culture as an essential ingredient in research excellence.

Moltes gràcies @lavanguardia.com ! www.lavanguardia.com/neo/ia/20260...

“Empezarás a interactuar menos con las personas si no te fijas en cómo te relacionas con la IA”: un estudio confirma los peligros de hablar con chatbots

Investigadores advierten de que recurrir a la IA para buscar consejo, desahogarse o simplemente conversar puede tener consecuencias inesperadas si acaba sustituyendo parte del contacto humano

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As the June issue of Nature Machine Intelligence is out, recalling our recent Correspondence: Human–AI interactions reshape the self and our social networks www.nature.com/articles/s42... Related PsyArXiv viewpoint: Tool or Companion? osf.io/preprints/ps...

Last week at @nunetsi.bsky.social in London, together with @asteixeira.bsky.social and @h-merritt.bsky.social , we tutored one of seven @complexity72h.bsky.social projects.

New preprint out! As the UK plans to ban social media for under 16s, we show how the tone of awareness regarding mental health varies across topics and years during the Mental Health Awareness Month on Tik Tok. arxiv.org/abs/2606.13581

The Tone of Awareness: Topic, Sentiment, and Toxicity Maps During Mental Health Month on TikTok

Despite raising concerns about the mental health effects associated with the usage of TikTok, little is known about how related content is framed by creators and received by audiences. We collect the ...

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Our new correspondence argues that the impact of conversational AI won’t stay inside the screen. We need to understand how sustained human–LLM interactions shape connection, agency, resilience, and social life, so that these systems strengthen, rather than erode, our relationships with one another

Our new correspondence argues that the impact of conversational AI won’t stay inside the screen. We need to understand how sustained human–LLM interactions shape connection, agency, resilience, and social life, so that these systems strengthen, rather than erode, our relationships with one another

#NetSci2026 starts in 6 days! So pumped for this conference. netsci2026.com @netsciconf.bsky.social

Do you have strong opinions about the foundational concepts of Complex Systems and Network Science? Help us map the intellectual landscape of the field: manliodedomenico.com/complexity_m... 🧵 1/

In the 2027 Work Programme, the ERC's Scientific Council has now decided NOT to change the re-submission restrictions for Starting, Consolidator, Advanced and ERC Plus Grants from those employed over the past years. erc.europa.eu/news-events/...

ERC Scientific Council readjusts rules for reapplication

The ERC Scientific Council has listened to the concerns from members of the research community about the recent announcement on changes to the re-submission rules. The changes, intended to manage the ...

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What are the foundations of #ComplexSystems & #NetSci, really? Working in this field? Contribute a small set of papers you consider foundational (DOI only): both the obvious and the overlooked matter. 🕒 <10 minutes 👉 Take the survey: manliodedomenico.com/complexity_m... 🧵 1/ more info 👇

Today, Talks @ LASIGE ! When you want an ethical mechanism , but the only way to make it really work is to make it aggressive and intrusive…!

Great to see @nunetsi.bsky.social and INSI come together at @northeasternu.bsky.social London for an initial meeting bringing together ~30 participants (PhDs, Postdocs and Faculty) to explore shared research interests, strengthen connections, and identify future opportunities for collaboration 💪🏼

As conversational AI becomes part of more people’s emotional lives, we need to think carefully about what these systems can do, what they cannot do, and how they may shape us in return. Viewpoint, led by my PhD student Asia Maurich Novelli, now on psyarvix 👇 osf.io/preprints/ps...

As conversational AI becomes part of more people’s emotional lives, we need to think carefully about what these systems can do, what they cannot do, and how they may shape us in return. Viewpoint, led by my PhD student Asia Maurich Novelli, now on psyarvix 👇 osf.io/preprints/ps...

🚨𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗦𝗰𝗶 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻!🚨 Don’t miss your chance to save and join the global network science community this June in Boston. 🗓 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟳, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 www.netsci2026.com/registration

And in preparation for the @signet-friends.bsky.social satellite at @netsciconf.bsky.social , you can take a look at our Review on Signed Networks, Theory Methods and Applications: arxiv.org/abs/2511.17247 ! Great team work in a field that is rapidly growing! See you in Boston!

As we approach @netsciconf.bsky.social , we are announcing our keynotes for the FRIENDS satellite! Among them is Ruisheng Wang from Harvard Medical School! We are also accepting abstract submissions until *this Thursday*! signet-friends.github.io See you in Boston! @signet-friends.bsky.social

As we approach @netsciconf.bsky.social , we are announcing our keynotes for the FRIENDS satellite! Among them is István Kovács from Northwestern University! We are also accepting abstract submissions until *this Thursday*! signet-friends.github.io See you in Boston! @signet-friends.bsky.social

As we approach @netsciconf.bsky.social , we are announcing our keynotes for the FRIENDS satellite! Among them is Alec Kirkley from the University of Hong Kong! We are also accepting abstract submissions until *this Thursday*! signet-friends.github.io See you in Boston! @signet-friends.bsky.social

The call for participants for Complexity72h is finally open! Apply by February 28 for the best collab ever! Why??? ✨ Amazing projects 👩‍🏫 Fantastic tutors 📍 A great location 👉 Apply now: www.complexitynextgen.org/complexity72... Do you REALLY need anything else to be convinced? We didn’t think so.

Want to promote transparency and clarity in network research by helping develop 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 (𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃)? Sign up to get involved here: tinyurl.com/help-with-GR... ▪️ All career stages welcome ▪️ All fields welcome ▪️ Be compensated for your time

We, Women in Network Science (WiNS) Book Club, are now reading Emergent Strategy by @adriennemareebrown.bsky.social Join us: sites.google.com/view/womenin... @wins-society.bsky.social @h-merritt.bsky.social @asteixeira.bsky.social

The first preprint led by my PhD student Joao Brazia is now out: www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-8... HIV continues to be a delicate problem in Portugal, despite all information and prevention available. We hope to contribute to more awareness and knowledge about it.

⏰ 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟵! NetSci 2026 abstract submissions close Dec 19 — just around the corner. If you’re doing exciting work in network science (theory, computation, or applications), this is your chance to share it with a global community. 📅 Submit by Dec 19 🔗 www.netsci2026.com/call-for-abs...

Our team just released a comprehensive and accessible review of Signed Networks — two years in the making! Theory, methods, applications, all in one place. Feedback welcome. arxiv.org/abs/2511.17247

Signed Networks: theory, methods, and applications

Signed networks provide a principled framework for representing systems in which interactions are not merely present or absent but qualitatively distinct: friendly or antagonistic, supportive or confl...

arxiv.org

We’ve just released Epistorm-Mix, a new open dataset on how people in the U.S. mix across ages and settings in the post-COVID era. 📊 Contact-level data + contact matrices Built for epidemic modeling & forecasting Fully open data & code 🔗 www.epistorm.org/data/epistor...

Our team just released a comprehensive and accessible review of Signed Networks — two years in the making! Theory, methods, applications, all in one place. Feedback welcome. arxiv.org/abs/2511.17247

Signed Networks: theory, methods, and applications

Signed networks provide a principled framework for representing systems in which interactions are not merely present or absent but qualitatively distinct: friendly or antagonistic, supportive or confl...

arxiv.org

We are excited to share the NetSci Conference announcement of its 1st plenary speakers! 🥁 🥁 Two pioneers—one stage: 𝗗𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝘁𝘀 & 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗮𝘁𝘇 will reflect on the ideas that shaped their work and transformed our field in a joint keynote! NetSci 2026: tinyurl.com/4jdxb4kv