Sandro Sousa
@sandrofsousa.bsky.social
Scientist | Socioeconomic inequality, it's emergence & anything in between | Algorithms & Society | Complexity, Networks & Computational Social Science | @cphsodas.bsky.social
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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.
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.
Call for Participants - complexitynextgen
Menu Call for Participants – Call For Scholarships Deadline: 28 Feb 2026 Are you a curious and motivated young researcher interested in complex systems? Are
www.complexitynextgen.org
January 19, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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.
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.
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SFI’s GWCSS program is designed for Ph.D. students pursuing thesis research in computational social science. Participants work closely with peers and faculty to advance their own research and take part in collaborative complexity-based problem solving.
Apply by Feb 4, 2026
santafe.edu/gwcss
Apply by Feb 4, 2026
santafe.edu/gwcss
January 16, 2026 at 10:05 PM
SFI’s GWCSS program is designed for Ph.D. students pursuing thesis research in computational social science. Participants work closely with peers and faculty to advance their own research and take part in collaborative complexity-based problem solving.
Apply by Feb 4, 2026
santafe.edu/gwcss
Apply by Feb 4, 2026
santafe.edu/gwcss
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📣 Multi-position (PhD and postdoc) call for an interdisciplinary project on "AI in the News Ecosystem: Navigating Trust and Authenticity”
Project @ddc-sdu.bsky.social (Digital Democracy Centre (SDU)).
Multiple positions with different backgrounds and profiles.
Links in🧵
#commsky
📣 Multi-position (PhD and postdoc) call for an interdisciplinary project on "AI in the News Ecosystem: Navigating Trust and Authenticity”
Project @ddc-sdu.bsky.social (Digital Democracy Centre (SDU)).
Multiple positions with different backgrounds and profiles.
Links in🧵
#commsky
January 8, 2026 at 9:14 AM
PLEASE SHARE
📣 Multi-position (PhD and postdoc) call for an interdisciplinary project on "AI in the News Ecosystem: Navigating Trust and Authenticity”
Project @ddc-sdu.bsky.social (Digital Democracy Centre (SDU)).
Multiple positions with different backgrounds and profiles.
Links in🧵
#commsky
📣 Multi-position (PhD and postdoc) call for an interdisciplinary project on "AI in the News Ecosystem: Navigating Trust and Authenticity”
Project @ddc-sdu.bsky.social (Digital Democracy Centre (SDU)).
Multiple positions with different backgrounds and profiles.
Links in🧵
#commsky
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As a cognitive scientist, I'm embarrassed at how long it took me to realise that emotion matters a lot, not just for understanding humans, but for understanding any thinking agent.
Why? Because emotion is an indicator of what that agent values, and values are essential to rationality.
Examples:
Why? Because emotion is an indicator of what that agent values, and values are essential to rationality.
Examples:
There's much talk these days about what's required for "real" intelligence, such as world models and the like. One thing we know about the human evolution of it: it required/requires emotion. That may have been better appreciated in 1938 than today.
archive.org/details/in.e...
archive.org/details/in.e...
January 11, 2026 at 11:09 AM
As a cognitive scientist, I'm embarrassed at how long it took me to realise that emotion matters a lot, not just for understanding humans, but for understanding any thinking agent.
Why? Because emotion is an indicator of what that agent values, and values are essential to rationality.
Examples:
Why? Because emotion is an indicator of what that agent values, and values are essential to rationality.
Examples:
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BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
January 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
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Computational Social Scientists in the Nordics, unite!
🇩🇰🇫🇮🇳🇴🇸🇪🇮🇸
The brand new Nordic Society for CSS welcomes all researchers and practitioners based in the Nordics. The Society will promote student mobility, events, and education initiatives.
Join for free: nosocss.org/join.html.
🇩🇰🇫🇮🇳🇴🇸🇪🇮🇸
The brand new Nordic Society for CSS welcomes all researchers and practitioners based in the Nordics. The Society will promote student mobility, events, and education initiatives.
Join for free: nosocss.org/join.html.
January 5, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Computational Social Scientists in the Nordics, unite!
🇩🇰🇫🇮🇳🇴🇸🇪🇮🇸
The brand new Nordic Society for CSS welcomes all researchers and practitioners based in the Nordics. The Society will promote student mobility, events, and education initiatives.
Join for free: nosocss.org/join.html.
🇩🇰🇫🇮🇳🇴🇸🇪🇮🇸
The brand new Nordic Society for CSS welcomes all researchers and practitioners based in the Nordics. The Society will promote student mobility, events, and education initiatives.
Join for free: nosocss.org/join.html.
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I'm teaching Statistical Rethinking again starting Jan 2026. This time with live lectures, divided into Beginner and Experienced sections. Will be a lot more work for me, but I hope much better for students.
I will record lectures & all will be found at this link: github.com/rmcelreath/s...
I will record lectures & all will be found at this link: github.com/rmcelreath/s...
December 9, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I'm teaching Statistical Rethinking again starting Jan 2026. This time with live lectures, divided into Beginner and Experienced sections. Will be a lot more work for me, but I hope much better for students.
I will record lectures & all will be found at this link: github.com/rmcelreath/s...
I will record lectures & all will be found at this link: github.com/rmcelreath/s...
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says the US crossed an 'unacceptable line' following attacks on Venezuela and the capture of its president, Nicolas Maduro.
January 4, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says the US crossed an 'unacceptable line' following attacks on Venezuela and the capture of its president, Nicolas Maduro.
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Thrilled to announce the Handbook of Computational Social Science is officially out! 956 pages, 118 authors, and truly global, interdisciplinary perspectives. Deep thanks to the contributors and anonymous reviewers who shaped this over 4 years. Buy your copy now!
@elgarpublishing.bsky.social
@elgarpublishing.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Thrilled to announce the Handbook of Computational Social Science is officially out! 956 pages, 118 authors, and truly global, interdisciplinary perspectives. Deep thanks to the contributors and anonymous reviewers who shaped this over 4 years. Buy your copy now!
@elgarpublishing.bsky.social
@elgarpublishing.bsky.social
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🏹 Job alert: Four PhD Positions in Natural Language Processing, AI and LLM Security (CPH) at Aalborg University
📍 Copenhagen 🇩🇰
📅 Apply by Feb 1st
🔗 https://bit.ly/4pLX1La
📍 Copenhagen 🇩🇰
📅 Apply by Feb 1st
🔗 https://bit.ly/4pLX1La
Four PhD Positions in Natural Language Processing, AI and LLM Security (CPH)
The Technical Faculty of IT and Design, Department of Computer Science, Section for Copenhagen, Natural Language Processing
The Department of Comput...
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December 23, 2025 at 7:03 AM
🏹 Job alert: Four PhD Positions in Natural Language Processing, AI and LLM Security (CPH) at Aalborg University
📍 Copenhagen 🇩🇰
📅 Apply by Feb 1st
🔗 https://bit.ly/4pLX1La
📍 Copenhagen 🇩🇰
📅 Apply by Feb 1st
🔗 https://bit.ly/4pLX1La
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🚨 Come join @ceu-dnds.bsky.social as an 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿! 🚨
We are looking for a young and coming researcher in 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 and 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.
If that sounds like you (or someone you know), check out the call & apply (or share the link):
careers.ceu.edu/job/Vienna-A...
We are looking for a young and coming researcher in 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 and 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.
If that sounds like you (or someone you know), check out the call & apply (or share the link):
careers.ceu.edu/job/Vienna-A...
Assistant Professor (f/m/d)
Assistant Professor (f/m/d)
careers.ceu.edu
December 11, 2025 at 9:53 AM
🚨 Come join @ceu-dnds.bsky.social as an 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿! 🚨
We are looking for a young and coming researcher in 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 and 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.
If that sounds like you (or someone you know), check out the call & apply (or share the link):
careers.ceu.edu/job/Vienna-A...
We are looking for a young and coming researcher in 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 and 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.
If that sounds like you (or someone you know), check out the call & apply (or share the link):
careers.ceu.edu/job/Vienna-A...
Break the selective silence on the genocide in Gaza - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Break the selective silence on the genocide in Gaza
Substantial and well-documented evidence indicates a catastrophic public health emergency
in Gaza (appendix pp 1–5), marked by severe food insecurity and alarming levels of
malnutrition-related deaths...
www.thelancet.com
October 6, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Break the selective silence on the genocide in Gaza - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Really cool initiative appreciating the work of early career researchers... Other research groups could definitely copy! 👏
September 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Really cool initiative appreciating the work of early career researchers... Other research groups could definitely copy! 👏
Ouch, what an embarrassment! 🤮
Incredible clip of tech CEOs fawning over Donald Trump. Someone store this clip in the underground archive vault
September 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Ouch, what an embarrassment! 🤮
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Guess which one of these vehicles has a motor that prevents it from going too fast for the safety of others?
August 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Guess which one of these vehicles has a motor that prevents it from going too fast for the safety of others?
Migration has been part of human history for ages and gets more complex and intense with rising conflict and extreme weather. Last week, we took on the challenge of making sense of displacement patterns during the #Complexity72h workshop. To know more, take a 👀
arxiv.org/abs/2506.22120
arxiv.org/abs/2506.22120
Walking Through Complex Spatial Patterns of Climate and Conflict-Induced Displacements
Extreme weather events are projected to intensify global migration, increase resource competition, and amplify socio-spatial phenomena, including intergroup conflicts, socioeconomic inequalities, and ...
arxiv.org
July 4, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Migration has been part of human history for ages and gets more complex and intense with rising conflict and extreme weather. Last week, we took on the challenge of making sense of displacement patterns during the #Complexity72h workshop. To know more, take a 👀
arxiv.org/abs/2506.22120
arxiv.org/abs/2506.22120
You will own NOTHING and be HAPPY!
At least with games, you can stop this madness of digital goods becoming inaccessible by design, by signing this petition:
eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#...
At least with games, you can stop this madness of digital goods becoming inaccessible by design, by signing this petition:
eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#...
European Citizens' Initiative
Give your support !
eci.ec.europa.eu
July 2, 2025 at 11:33 AM
You will own NOTHING and be HAPPY!
At least with games, you can stop this madness of digital goods becoming inaccessible by design, by signing this petition:
eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#...
At least with games, you can stop this madness of digital goods becoming inaccessible by design, by signing this petition:
eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#...
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Slides from my keynote lecture "What drives the productivity of scientific labor?" at the 2025 Oxford Summer School on Economic #Networks. Part 1 of 2: why and how do elite scientists dominate scientific discourse?
aaronclauset.github.io/slides/Claus...
aaronclauset.github.io/slides/Claus...
June 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Slides from my keynote lecture "What drives the productivity of scientific labor?" at the 2025 Oxford Summer School on Economic #Networks. Part 1 of 2: why and how do elite scientists dominate scientific discourse?
aaronclauset.github.io/slides/Claus...
aaronclauset.github.io/slides/Claus...
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It's #SICSS O'clock!!!! Hundreds of students all over the world are learning about computational social science *for free* thanks to the hard work of so many brilliant young scholars who dedicated their time this summer to train the next generation-- from Colombia to Kenya! sicss.io
June 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Silicon Valley doing what it's best at, manufacturing demand!
Google in six months: "We are seeing unprecedented usage of Gemini in Gmail. As we told you, everyone wants Gemini and we definitely don't have our thick thumbs on the scale"
June 1, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Silicon Valley doing what it's best at, manufacturing demand!
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Maybe it's called a corpse flower because that's a dead ballerina stuffed in a bucket.
May 23, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Maybe it's called a corpse flower because that's a dead ballerina stuffed in a bucket.
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Still, in the last 50 years it didn't change that much, regardless of having dem or rep governments.
Will it mean something, or not?
It reminds me of this:
youtu.be/35DSdw7dHjs?...
Will it mean something, or not?
It reminds me of this:
youtu.be/35DSdw7dHjs?...
April 27, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Still, in the last 50 years it didn't change that much, regardless of having dem or rep governments.
Will it mean something, or not?
It reminds me of this:
youtu.be/35DSdw7dHjs?...
Will it mean something, or not?
It reminds me of this:
youtu.be/35DSdw7dHjs?...
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Open science: share all your data
GDPR: do not even think about sharing all your data
Open science: just anonymize your data
Differential privacy experts: good luck with that
GDPR: do not even think about sharing all your data
Open science: just anonymize your data
Differential privacy experts: good luck with that
May 19, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Open science: share all your data
GDPR: do not even think about sharing all your data
Open science: just anonymize your data
Differential privacy experts: good luck with that
GDPR: do not even think about sharing all your data
Open science: just anonymize your data
Differential privacy experts: good luck with that
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1. LLM-generated code tries to run code from online software packages. Which is normal but
2. The packages don’t exist. Which would normally cause an error but
3. Nefarious people have made malware under the package names that LLMs make up most often. So
4. Now the LLM code points to malware.
2. The packages don’t exist. Which would normally cause an error but
3. Nefarious people have made malware under the package names that LLMs make up most often. So
4. Now the LLM code points to malware.
LLMs hallucinating nonexistent software packages with plausible names leads to a new malware vulnerability: "slopsquatting."
April 13, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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