quotes from the text:
"The concepts rejected as “not complex enough” might be simple building blocks, like molecules in a living body, that can be combined with other concepts to create a framework that can handle an adequate amount of complexity."
"I.e. that the black box has only the purpose of simplification and not that of knowledge elitism and hidden power structures."
I wrote down some reflections on the complex anarchism symposium I attended in May and the talk I gave there about anarcho-communist economics. The text covers discussions around the question of which concepts and tools should be discarded as too central or too dominant in the anarchist context and which structures and tools are required to adequately handle complex systems in a non-hierarchical way.
Understanding Life as a Fungus.
https://synosys.github.io/cosmo-exhibition-fungal-network-growth/
re-#introduction
Hi Fediscience! I am an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (Honolulu). I got here starting from Physics training with many scientific detours into data-driven models, complex systems, nanomaterial self-assembly, human learning of complex networks, naval ships, and design problems.
I grew up in Belarus and have *opinions* on that region of the world. I've been on Fediverse since late 2022 when *something* happened to our previous cybersocial infrastructure, but the previous server I was on is sunsetting. Please come say hi and recommend cool people to follow here.
I have a blog with longer thoughts on science-adjacent topics.
https://www.aklishin.science/blog/
#ComplexSystems #NetworkScience #DataScience #DynamicalSystems #CollectiveBehavior #StatisticalPhysics
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My new lab, the Toulouse Biotechnology Institute (France), is offering a 2-year #postdoc position in complex systems modeling on circular economy issues: https://www.toulouse-biotechnology-institute.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/post-doc-offer.pdf
The subject is open for co-construction so I'd say there's a lot of potential to do something nice for anyone who wants the freedom to structure their own research. The supervisors are very nice and the lab is very welcoming, 100% recommend 
If you know people who might be interested, please share this!
Most textbook examples use somewhat boring monochrome visuals for Cellular Automata. In a series of posts, I’m exploring how to bring these lifelike systems to life through color. Here's the first one, where I experiment with color gradients to paint evolving landscapes.
so i am going to post a thread of some graphs about the human situation on the planet. some show data, some show concepts. all of them are going to be pretty depressing, so buckle up.
“A digital twin is a virtual representation of something. It could be an #object, like a car or an aircraft. Or, as we consider in the next two stories, it could be more #ComplexSystems, such as industrial processes or bodily organs.
Even in the case of a humble car part, it encompasses more than #PhysicalAttributes, from details about how the object was built and how it ages to how it breaks and the way it can be recycled.
To work, a #DigitalTwin needs to be constantly updated by its physical counterpart. This is done using #RealTime #information gleaned from sensors that measure just about anything that can be measured”
‘Digital twins are speeding up manufacturing’: #economist / #manufacturing / #tech <http://active.econweb.p.aws.economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/08/28/digital-twins-are-speeding-up-manufacturing> (free article)
Nonlinear dynamics, synchronization and networks: Dedicated to Jürgen Kurths' 70th birthday, the journal Chaos has published a whole focus issue highlighting the far-reaching impact of Jürgen Kurths’ research across multiple disciplines. It showcases 84 scientific papers, exploring current progress on issues such as time series analysis, data-driven modeling from real data.
Recommended reading for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of #complexsystems: https://pubs.aip.org/cha/collection/1209/Nonlinear-dynamics-synchronization-and-networks
Our 95-page mega-review article is out on arXiv!
"Structural Robustness and Vulnerability of Networks" (by Alice C. Schwarze, Jessica Jiang, Jonny Wray, Mason A. Porter): https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.07498
This is a very ambitious article, which was led superbly by Alice. Hopefully, our article will guide research on this topic for a decade or more.
Die Website unserer Abteilung im neuen Design... @DLR Institut für Softwaretechnologie — Abteilung Intelligente und Verteilte Systeme https://www.dlr.de/de/sc/ueber-uns/abteilungen/intelligente-und-verteilte-systeme
Der Fokus der Abteilung liegt auf der Erforschung, Konzeption und Verbesserung komplexer Systeme und Prozesse im Forschungs- und Anwendungskontext.
Short essay in the latest #ComplexityThoughts: Following up on assembly theory
News from the academic debate around the theory, with two papers.
Read/subscribe for free: https://open.substack.com/pub/manlius/p/following-up-on-assembly-theory?r=n4iyo&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
A network that shaped our present: ~400,000 km of roads connecting thousands of cities & villages.
An emblematic physical manifestation of complex adaptive systems, allowing for goods, people and cultures to flow through continents and flourish along millennia.
For authors who have been eagerly preparing their manuscripts, you can now submit your work to our newest journals, #PLOS Mental Health and PLOS Complex Systems! http://www.plos.io/3FIjaVs
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In the figure: the next #ComplexityThoughts drawn by an AI.
In the issue #16 amazing new papers, from #ComplexSystems foundations to #ClimateChange #Ecosystems and #BioInspiredComputing
Unraveling complexity: building knowledge, one paper at a time!
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https://theplosblog.plos.org/2023/06/welcoming-two-new-journals-to-the-plos-portfolio/
Personal: I am very happy to announce that I have accepted a tenure-track Assistant Professor position at the University of Groningen. Looking forward to further collaborations, and am glad to continue working within the Information Systems Group at the Bernoulli Institute.
@academicchatter get in touch if you are working on #networkscience, #datascience, #misinformation, #polarization, #privacy, #crowdsourcing #SocialComputing #complexsystems @academicsunite
It's publication day for Red Enlightenment!
An exploration of how to approach spirituality in a way that engages with both science and social justice
Go grab a copy, link is in my bio!
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