For a while now we're investigating computational methods to understand psychological constructs. Here's the latest paper under that theme led by Zoë Greer. "How NLP can separate valence from content in personality-wellbeing research" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🧪 #AcademicSky #PsychSciSky

Pinning down wording effects: How NLP can separate valence from content in personality-wellbeing research

The positivity or negativity of item wordings, or ‘item valence’, is a potential confounder for research into Personality and Wellbeing, but one that …

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Hard to express how excited I am that we have @carlbergstrom.com over here for a keynote talk at #CCCSS2026 And the topic couldn't be more important & timely to New Zealand as the country is seeking direction for how the research, science and innovation system may (or should?) work in the future

Opening keynote of the Capital City Complex Systems Symposium in Wellington by Brian Castellani.

Not everyone was around when we scrambled together a photo of #NetSciX2026 attendees, but we managed to find a fair share of people during the coffee break. What a privilege it was to host this community here in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Last keynote of #NetSciX2026: Claire Postlethwaite on networks in phase space.

Lightning talks at #NetSciX2026 to bring the energy right up before the conference dinner tonight.

Afternoon keynote on day 3 at #NetSciX2026 by Yukie Sano covering a breadth of work on dynamics of collective attention and memory online

It me! This was so much fun, and such a huge honour. #NetSciX2026 is fantastic.

Markus Luczak-Roesch@mluczak.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Next #NetSciX2026 keynote: Lewis Mitchell on stories and structure.

Science of science thematic session at #NetSciX2026 kicking off with a talk by @kylehigham.bsky.social about work on research-policy ecosystems supported by @tepunahamatatini.bsky.social

Recurring theme in keynote talks at #NetSciX2026 is optimization. Opening day 3 now is Rio Sun.

Next #NetSciX2026 keynote: Lewis Mitchell on stories and structure.

In the session "Spreading Dynamics and Polarization" at #NetSciX2026, Hassan Mustafa just presented a recent extension of some of his work he has published before in his PhD thesis openaccess.wgtn.ac.nz/articles/the... and in academic.oup.com/anncom/artic...

Day 2 of #NetSciX2026 and the weather is no worse than yesterday. We're kicking off the main conference programme this morning with an exciting keynote talk by @eliassi.bsky.social on hypergraphs.

Eloise Newman@eloisenewman.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Beautiful morning for the start of NetSciX 2026 in Auckland! Looking forward to giving a talk tomorrow and meeting fellow network scientists #netsciX2026 @netscisociety.bsky.social

At the end of the school day, we are kicking off the main #NetSciX2026 conference with a panel discussion on the stress field between isolation and belonging in network science, organized by the @netplace.bsky.social community.

The first day of the NetSciX conference is always the network science school day. If you want to know what our school speakers are going to talk about, have a look at the abstracts of their talks: netscix2026.github.io#abstracts #NetSciX2026

We're off for #NetSciX2026 in Auckland. Starting the network science school day with Eduardo Altmann on meso-scale structures.

Network Science Society@netscisociety.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Have fun at NetSciX, y'all! netscix2026.github.io

If you go through the registration for NetSciX 2026 now, you can still get the early bird rate until Friday and you will see the attached picture. Only 2 months to go! Hopefully seeing you in Auckland then. netscix2026.github.io

Early bird reg approaching, NetSciX in New Zealand, Feb 2026. And you can travel down the north island for the Capital City Complex Systems Symposium the week after. netscix2026.github.io www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz/conferences/... @cna25.bsky.social @cssociety.bsky.social @netsciconf.bsky.social

Markus Luczak-Roesch@mluczak.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Reminder: The final cut off for the early-bird registration deadline for NetSciX 2026 in Auckland, New Zealand is Dec 15th. We have also released accommodation options for which we have secured discount codes. Time to register! netscix2026.github.io #networkscience #network #science #complexsystems

Reminder: The final cut off for the early-bird registration deadline for NetSciX 2026 in Auckland, New Zealand is Dec 15th. We have also released accommodation options for which we have secured discount codes. Time to register! netscix2026.github.io #networkscience #network #science #complexsystems

If you're in Wellington today, it's Pub Complexity at 4pm at the Thistle Inn (upstairs), our end of year event for the Café Complexité community. Invited talk by Geoffroy Lamarche from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. Food, drinks and plenty of time to connect.

Biology isn’t tidy. Data about genes, proteins, and metabolites is enormous, incomplete, and constantly changing — yet many models still assume everything is fixed and error-free. That’s not reality 🧪🧵

So excited to be visiting Aotearoa New Zealand in February for the Capitol City Complex Systems Symposium 2026 (with side trips to Otago, Canterbury, and U. Auckland). If you're in Wellington or fancy a visit, check out the program. www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz/conferences/...

Capital City Complex Systems Symposium 2026

The Capital City Complex Systems Symposium 2026 explores cutting-edge knowledge of complex systems & complexity & how this knowledge is used to drive system change.

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Aotearoa New Zealand’s most popular tourist destinations are often located in high-risk rural areas with limited emergency resources and medical care capacities 🧵🧪

From a small, one-day event in 2023, to this top-speaker stacked two-day conference we got now. Really excited to see the programme of the Capital City Complex Systems Symposium to be held end of February 2026 published. Register now and see you in Wellington.

Te Pūnaha Matatini@tepunahamatatini.bsky.social · 8mo ago

We've just published the programme for the Capital City Complex Systems Symposium 2026, and registrations are open 👀 #cccss26 #complexsystems www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz/conferences/...

Don't forget that the early bird registration is open right now for the NetSci-X 2026 conference in Auckland, New Zealand in February, with an exciting lineup of keynote speakers. We will also release the full programme over the next few days. Stay tuned! netscix2026.github.io

In the latest @tepunahamatatini.bsky.social newsletter we offer thoughts on "What's at the heart of a CoRE?", in the light of the ongoing reforms of the research, science and innovation system. mailchi.mp/b9273cf064ff... 1/n

⏰ Reviewers, today’s the day! Please upload your reviews by the end of day (Oct 24) AoE 🙏 Thanks for all your work! Authors: we plan to send out notifications by Oct 31. #NetSciX #NetSciX2026 @mluczak.bsky.social @ProfMSmall @droneale.bsky.social @danielapaolotti.bsky.social @gabridibo.bsky.social

Over the past year we have done extensive work on re-articulating what we at @tepunahamatatini.bsky.social do, how we do it, and why we do it. The first publicly visible artifact is our new online presence: www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz 1/n

The radio asked for a few more thoughts about my perspective shared about the research funding reforms. SMC collection: www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2025/10/14/b... Recording of the interview 👇

Big shakeup for NZ's research funding - Expert Reaction

The Government will consolidate decision-making for New Zealand's science research funding as part of its new science system strategy. Research Funding New Zealand will be a new independent board that...

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Te Pūnaha Matatini@tepunahamatatini.bsky.social · 10mo ago

In the wake of the recent shakeup of New Zealand's science and innovation ecosystem, @mluczak.bsky.social spoke to 95bFM about what the future of New Zealand's science ecosystem needs to look like → 95bfm.com/bcast/change... 🧪

Absolutely thrilled about the submission numbers to #NetSciX2026. Abstract submission is now closed and we enter the review period. But here's the thing: you can still contribute to the conference by proposing a thematic session. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Call for Thematic Session Proposals - NetSci-X 2026 - Auckland, New Zealand

NetSci-X 2026 will be held in Auckland, New Zealand, and we invite proposals for Thematic Sessions to be integrated into the main conference program. Thematic Sessions are parallel sessions designed t...

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