@koseskalab.bsky.social
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How “intelligent” is a slime mold? When it solves mazes, it might not be thinking:it’s obeying physics. Our new paper with
@jordiplam.bsky.social shows how it follows a least action principle,letting physics do the job arxiv.org/pdf/2511.08531
@drmichaellevin.bsky.social @docteur-drey.bsky.social
@jordiplam.bsky.social shows how it follows a least action principle,letting physics do the job arxiv.org/pdf/2511.08531
@drmichaellevin.bsky.social @docteur-drey.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 4:17 AM
How “intelligent” is a slime mold? When it solves mazes, it might not be thinking:it’s obeying physics. Our new paper with
@jordiplam.bsky.social shows how it follows a least action principle,letting physics do the job arxiv.org/pdf/2511.08531
@drmichaellevin.bsky.social @docteur-drey.bsky.social
@jordiplam.bsky.social shows how it follows a least action principle,letting physics do the job arxiv.org/pdf/2511.08531
@drmichaellevin.bsky.social @docteur-drey.bsky.social
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Today we celebrate the birthday of not one, but two amazing women in science! 🤗🎉Marie Skłodowska-Curie (1867), who discovered #radium & #polonium & pioneered #radioactivity, & Lise Meitner (1878), whose brilliance uncovered the physics behind #nuclearfission. Happy birthday, trailblazers! ✨
November 7, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Today we celebrate the birthday of not one, but two amazing women in science! 🤗🎉Marie Skłodowska-Curie (1867), who discovered #radium & #polonium & pioneered #radioactivity, & Lise Meitner (1878), whose brilliance uncovered the physics behind #nuclearfission. Happy birthday, trailblazers! ✨
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What if we could chart all cell types across the tree of life?
In @nature.com, @arnausebe.bsky.social and colls launch the Biodiversity Cell Atlas, a global effort to map eukaryotic cell diversity using single-cell & genomic data.
drive.google.com/file/d/1G4zZ... @crg.eu @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social
In @nature.com, @arnausebe.bsky.social and colls launch the Biodiversity Cell Atlas, a global effort to map eukaryotic cell diversity using single-cell & genomic data.
drive.google.com/file/d/1G4zZ... @crg.eu @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
What if we could chart all cell types across the tree of life?
In @nature.com, @arnausebe.bsky.social and colls launch the Biodiversity Cell Atlas, a global effort to map eukaryotic cell diversity using single-cell & genomic data.
drive.google.com/file/d/1G4zZ... @crg.eu @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social
In @nature.com, @arnausebe.bsky.social and colls launch the Biodiversity Cell Atlas, a global effort to map eukaryotic cell diversity using single-cell & genomic data.
drive.google.com/file/d/1G4zZ... @crg.eu @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social
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🚨 Late preprint alert!
Why do biological process rates scale nonlinearly with temperature, deviating from the straight line on an Arrhenius plot? The key may lie in their inherent complexity!
More in thread and here: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Why do biological process rates scale nonlinearly with temperature, deviating from the straight line on an Arrhenius plot? The key may lie in their inherent complexity!
More in thread and here: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
October 22, 2025 at 10:29 AM
🚨 Late preprint alert!
Why do biological process rates scale nonlinearly with temperature, deviating from the straight line on an Arrhenius plot? The key may lie in their inherent complexity!
More in thread and here: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Why do biological process rates scale nonlinearly with temperature, deviating from the straight line on an Arrhenius plot? The key may lie in their inherent complexity!
More in thread and here: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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Now our researchers have used whole-body high-speed imaging to examine the wave behaviour and the effects of various physical and biological manipulations. Their results reveal an unprecedented wave structure. news.exeter.ac.uk/uncategorize...
How cilia choreograph their “Mexican wave”, enabling marine creatures to swim
New research has unravelled the mystery of how microscopic cilia coordinate to move and propel marine creatures through water. Cilia are tiny, hair-like protrusions found in many organisms, including ...
news.exeter.ac.uk
October 16, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Now our researchers have used whole-body high-speed imaging to examine the wave behaviour and the effects of various physical and biological manipulations. Their results reveal an unprecedented wave structure. news.exeter.ac.uk/uncategorize...
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Huge congratulations to this year's winners of the #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine: Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell & Shimon Sakaguchi! 🏆The trio's groundbreaking work on peripheral immune tolerance is paving the way for crucial new treatments for cancer & autoimmunity. 🧬
Nobel prize in medicine awarded to scientists for immune system research
Mary E Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi worked on how the immune system can be prevented from harming the body
www.theguardian.com
October 6, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Huge congratulations to this year's winners of the #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine: Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell & Shimon Sakaguchi! 🏆The trio's groundbreaking work on peripheral immune tolerance is paving the way for crucial new treatments for cancer & autoimmunity. 🧬
We hosted Reyk Börner today, a postdoc at Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht. He gave a very insightful talk on tipping points in climate, drawing a parallel to metastability in neural systems! @mpinb.mpg.de #theory #dynamicalsystems
September 29, 2025 at 9:29 PM
We hosted Reyk Börner today, a postdoc at Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht. He gave a very insightful talk on tipping points in climate, drawing a parallel to metastability in neural systems! @mpinb.mpg.de #theory #dynamicalsystems
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thanks @aria-research.bsky.social for highlighting our research on the computational capabilities of single-celled organisms! #protists Watch this space for more exciting developments @lsiexeter.bsky.social
👀 Our latest Substack is live – discover:
– The launch of Innovator Circles
– Insights into the FRO-Founder Residency with @convergentresearch.bsky.social
– A Q&A with @micromotility.bsky.social on natural computation in single-celled microorganisms
+ more ↓
link.aria.org.uk/sepsubstack-bluesky
– The launch of Innovator Circles
– Insights into the FRO-Founder Residency with @convergentresearch.bsky.social
– A Q&A with @micromotility.bsky.social on natural computation in single-celled microorganisms
+ more ↓
link.aria.org.uk/sepsubstack-bluesky
Innovator Circles, FROs, and a look into biological computation
The latest from ARIA, including our new Innovator Circles initiative, inside Convergent Research's FRO-Founder Residency, and a Q&A with Nature Computes Better Creator Kirsty Wan.
link.aria.org.uk
September 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
thanks @aria-research.bsky.social for highlighting our research on the computational capabilities of single-celled organisms! #protists Watch this space for more exciting developments @lsiexeter.bsky.social
Today and tomorrow we are celebrating the highly impressive career and contribution to Nonlinear Dynamics of Ulrike Feudel, a brilliant scientist and a truly admirable individual! You are and will remain an inspiration, particularly for women in complex science and beyond! #WomenInSTEM
September 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Today and tomorrow we are celebrating the highly impressive career and contribution to Nonlinear Dynamics of Ulrike Feudel, a brilliant scientist and a truly admirable individual! You are and will remain an inspiration, particularly for women in complex science and beyond! #WomenInSTEM
We are ready for the Open Day tomorrow @mpinb.mpg.de ! We will show how learning without brain is possible, you can meet our ciliated friends under the microscope or calculate pi by throwing toothpicks! We are there from 10am-4pm! Looking forward to a science Saturday! 🤓
September 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
We are ready for the Open Day tomorrow @mpinb.mpg.de ! We will show how learning without brain is possible, you can meet our ciliated friends under the microscope or calculate pi by throwing toothpicks! We are there from 10am-4pm! Looking forward to a science Saturday! 🤓
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@embl.org Heidelberg is looking for a new Head of Scientific Instrumentation! This is an exciting opportunity at the interface between scientific research and technology development, overseeing our mechanical and electronic workshops!
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/d...
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/d...
Head of Scientific Instrumentation Workshops
EMBL is a world leader in scientific research and at the forefront in the development of cutting-edge technologies. It operates across six sites in Heidelberg (headquarters), Barcelona, Cambridge, Gre...
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com
September 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
@embl.org Heidelberg is looking for a new Head of Scientific Instrumentation! This is an exciting opportunity at the interface between scientific research and technology development, overseeing our mechanical and electronic workshops!
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/d...
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/d...
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The final version of our review on biological filaments is out in Philtrans A (w/@jcammann.bsky.social Hannah Laeverenz-Schlogelhofer & Marco Mazza) - we have 417 references!
Enjoy :)
doi.org/10.1098/rsta...
(see also other articles in this special issue on biological fluid dynamics) #biophysics
Enjoy :)
doi.org/10.1098/rsta...
(see also other articles in this special issue on biological fluid dynamics) #biophysics
September 11, 2025 at 8:40 AM
The final version of our review on biological filaments is out in Philtrans A (w/@jcammann.bsky.social Hannah Laeverenz-Schlogelhofer & Marco Mazza) - we have 417 references!
Enjoy :)
doi.org/10.1098/rsta...
(see also other articles in this special issue on biological fluid dynamics) #biophysics
Enjoy :)
doi.org/10.1098/rsta...
(see also other articles in this special issue on biological fluid dynamics) #biophysics
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Our paper presents a mathematical and computational analysis of different circuits implemented by means of gene network motifs, including the problem of mass-spaced learning that was recently shown to be present in non-neural cells @koseskalab.bsky.social @jgojalvo.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Our paper presents a mathematical and computational analysis of different circuits implemented by means of gene network motifs, including the problem of mass-spaced learning that was recently shown to be present in non-neural cells @koseskalab.bsky.social @jgojalvo.bsky.social
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The 2026 Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowships applications are open, offering early-career scholars intellectual freedom, transdisciplinary collaboration with leading researchers, and a competitive salary with research and collaboration funds.
Deadline: Oct 1, 2025
Apply: santafe.edu/sfifellowship
Deadline: Oct 1, 2025
Apply: santafe.edu/sfifellowship
September 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The 2026 Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowships applications are open, offering early-career scholars intellectual freedom, transdisciplinary collaboration with leading researchers, and a competitive salary with research and collaboration funds.
Deadline: Oct 1, 2025
Apply: santafe.edu/sfifellowship
Deadline: Oct 1, 2025
Apply: santafe.edu/sfifellowship
Join us on Spetember 20th to learn, among other things, what single cells are capable of, see our ciliated lab mates under the microscope and do some fun math experiments! 🤓🤓🤓
www.behaviorbrainbonn.de
www.behaviorbrainbonn.de
August 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Join us on Spetember 20th to learn, among other things, what single cells are capable of, see our ciliated lab mates under the microscope and do some fun math experiments! 🤓🤓🤓
www.behaviorbrainbonn.de
www.behaviorbrainbonn.de
A wonderful talk on a topic very close to our hearts 😊 and a day filled with insigthfull discussions with @mariannebauer.bsky.social from TU Delft! Many thanks Marianne!
@mpinb.mpg.de
@mpinb.mpg.de
August 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
A wonderful talk on a topic very close to our hearts 😊 and a day filled with insigthfull discussions with @mariannebauer.bsky.social from TU Delft! Many thanks Marianne!
@mpinb.mpg.de
@mpinb.mpg.de
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Complex behaviour is not limited to animals! Here we map the entire spectrum of waveforms dynamics on a quadriflagellate single cell with 4x 70um (!) #cilia, to a low dimensional behavioural manifold with surprising structure! #protistsonsky
All revealed in our new preprint doi.org/10.1101/2025...
All revealed in our new preprint doi.org/10.1101/2025...
August 23, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Complex behaviour is not limited to animals! Here we map the entire spectrum of waveforms dynamics on a quadriflagellate single cell with 4x 70um (!) #cilia, to a low dimensional behavioural manifold with surprising structure! #protistsonsky
All revealed in our new preprint doi.org/10.1101/2025...
All revealed in our new preprint doi.org/10.1101/2025...
It is a true pleasure to take part at this year’s Konstanz school on collective behavior and talk about our theoretical framework of computing with transients.
@mpinb.mpg.de
@mpinb.mpg.de
August 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
It is a true pleasure to take part at this year’s Konstanz school on collective behavior and talk about our theoretical framework of computing with transients.
@mpinb.mpg.de
@mpinb.mpg.de
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Recurrence condensation during critical transitions in complex systems – In our study published now in Chaos we demonstrate the scaling of #recurrence_plot measures when approaching critical transitions. @aip.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1063/5.02...
doi.org/10.1063/5.02...
Recurrence condensation during critical transitions in complex systems
Critical transitions in complex systems pose challenges for the healthy functioning of natural and engineered systems, sometimes with catastrophic outcomes. The
doi.org
August 2, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Recurrence condensation during critical transitions in complex systems – In our study published now in Chaos we demonstrate the scaling of #recurrence_plot measures when approaching critical transitions. @aip.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1063/5.02...
doi.org/10.1063/5.02...
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Time for more "Physics of Behavior" in single-cell settings! @micromotility.bsky.social @koseskalab.bsky.social
Forgotten studies from the early 20th century are helping scientists probe how and whether individual cells can learn and remember.
What Can a Cell Remember? | Quanta Magazine
A small but enthusiastic group of neuroscientists is exhuming overlooked experiments and performing new ones to explore whether cells record past experiences — fundamentally challenging what memory…
www.quantamagazine.org
August 2, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Time for more "Physics of Behavior" in single-cell settings! @micromotility.bsky.social @koseskalab.bsky.social
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Sam Gershman writes beautifully about how theory-free neuroscience prevents the field from reaching its promise. Beautiful and true. Most folks do not test hypotheses. Running a NHST does not a hypothesis make. www.thetransmitter.org/theoretical-...
Breaking the barrier between theorists and experimentalists
Many neuroscience students are steeped in an experiment-first style of thinking. Let’s not forget how theory can guide experiments.
www.thetransmitter.org
February 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Sam Gershman writes beautifully about how theory-free neuroscience prevents the field from reaching its promise. Beautiful and true. Most folks do not test hypotheses. Running a NHST does not a hypothesis make. www.thetransmitter.org/theoretical-...
Beautiful presentation of the power of physics for understanding behavior from @gjstephens.bsky.social , and a thoroughly insightful chalk-talk on the underlying statistical physics and dynamical systems concepts.
July 30, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Beautiful presentation of the power of physics for understanding behavior from @gjstephens.bsky.social , and a thoroughly insightful chalk-talk on the underlying statistical physics and dynamical systems concepts.
Excited to be part of “Unifying theories in high-dimensional biophyics” symposium @ICTS in Bangalore. Looking forward to learn about novel theoretical descriptions from molecular to behavior of ecologies! @mpinb.mpg.de
July 28, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Excited to be part of “Unifying theories in high-dimensional biophyics” symposium @ICTS in Bangalore. Looking forward to learn about novel theoretical descriptions from molecular to behavior of ecologies! @mpinb.mpg.de
This week we had a privilege of hosting Peter Ashwin @exeter.ac.uk who talked about dynamics of RNNs. Thank you for stimulating discussions!
July 18, 2025 at 10:41 AM
This week we had a privilege of hosting Peter Ashwin @exeter.ac.uk who talked about dynamics of RNNs. Thank you for stimulating discussions!
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University of Colorado Boulder | Postdoctoral Position in Computational Modeling of Biological Rhythms
Application deadline: July 18
#Community #postdoc #biology #sync #computationalmodeling ./12
amahury.github.io/posts/postdo...
Application deadline: July 18
#Community #postdoc #biology #sync #computationalmodeling ./12
amahury.github.io/posts/postdo...
University of Colorado Boulder Postdoctoral Position in Computational Modeling of Biological Rhythms
The Peleg Lab at CU Boulder is seeking a creative and curious postdoc to model biological rythms, from daily cycles of mussel groups at deep sea, to firefly flash synchronization!
amahury.github.io
July 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
University of Colorado Boulder | Postdoctoral Position in Computational Modeling of Biological Rhythms
Application deadline: July 18
#Community #postdoc #biology #sync #computationalmodeling ./12
amahury.github.io/posts/postdo...
Application deadline: July 18
#Community #postdoc #biology #sync #computationalmodeling ./12
amahury.github.io/posts/postdo...