Sandro Sousa
@sandrofsousa.bsky.social
Scientist | Socioeconomic inequality, it's emergence & anything in between | Algorithms & Society | Complexity, Networks & Computational Social Science | @cphsodas.bsky.social
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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today we will all read imbens 2021 on statistical significance and p values, which is a strong contender for having the best opening paragraph of any stats paper
pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
April 6, 2025 at 2:05 AM
today we will all read imbens 2021 on statistical significance and p values, which is a strong contender for having the best opening paragraph of any stats paper
pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
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📢 Call for PhD and Postdocs: Using data science to improve epidemic preparedness
nerds.itu.dk/2025/03/25/c...
We are looking for Phds and Postdocs to join @jonassjuul.bsky.social at @itu.dk in Copenhagen improving inference, forecasting, and mitigation in future pandemics. Deadline May 1st.
nerds.itu.dk/2025/03/25/c...
We are looking for Phds and Postdocs to join @jonassjuul.bsky.social at @itu.dk in Copenhagen improving inference, forecasting, and mitigation in future pandemics. Deadline May 1st.
March 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
📢 Call for PhD and Postdocs: Using data science to improve epidemic preparedness
nerds.itu.dk/2025/03/25/c...
We are looking for Phds and Postdocs to join @jonassjuul.bsky.social at @itu.dk in Copenhagen improving inference, forecasting, and mitigation in future pandemics. Deadline May 1st.
nerds.itu.dk/2025/03/25/c...
We are looking for Phds and Postdocs to join @jonassjuul.bsky.social at @itu.dk in Copenhagen improving inference, forecasting, and mitigation in future pandemics. Deadline May 1st.
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I was happy to sign this scientific consensus statement on bias and discrimination in AI.
www.aibiasconsensus.org
www.aibiasconsensus.org
Scientific Consensus on AI Bias
www.aibiasconsensus.org
March 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I was happy to sign this scientific consensus statement on bias and discrimination in AI.
www.aibiasconsensus.org
www.aibiasconsensus.org
Awesome initiative asking for a code of conduct at the International School and Conference on Network Science (#NetSci), if you support the idea, consider signing & sharing with peers
forms.gle/fV6XrYyTZ1Fz...
@netplace.bsky.social
forms.gle/fV6XrYyTZ1Fz...
@netplace.bsky.social
Petition for a Code of Conduct at NetSci2025
March 5, 2025
Dear all,
This initiative originates at NERDS (IT University of Copenhagen), and we are launching a petition to establish a Code of Conduct at NetSci2025. We are collecting signatures ...
forms.gle
March 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Awesome initiative asking for a code of conduct at the International School and Conference on Network Science (#NetSci), if you support the idea, consider signing & sharing with peers
forms.gle/fV6XrYyTZ1Fz...
@netplace.bsky.social
forms.gle/fV6XrYyTZ1Fz...
@netplace.bsky.social
Reform and cultural change in academic publishing are overdue. This is a fantastic initiative, particularly by steering away from the prestige signalling of high-impact journals and bringing affordability back to the open-access agenda. The next step: having funders and hiring departments onboard!
The Complex Systems Society Manifesto About the Publishing and Evaluation Systems
cssociety.org/about
cssociety.org/about
March 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Reform and cultural change in academic publishing are overdue. This is a fantastic initiative, particularly by steering away from the prestige signalling of high-impact journals and bringing affordability back to the open-access agenda. The next step: having funders and hiring departments onboard!
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We are glad to present 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐂𝐎𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐄𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 (𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐄) 🎉
complexity-core.github.io
𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐄 is a newly-created umbrella organization that aims to gather resources and initiatives directed to the Complexity and Network Science community.
complexity-core.github.io
𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐄 is a newly-created umbrella organization that aims to gather resources and initiatives directed to the Complexity and Network Science community.
Complexity & Networks CORE
A hub for the Complexity and Network Science community to gather and share resources.
complexity-core.github.io
February 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
We are glad to present 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐂𝐎𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐄𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 (𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐄) 🎉
complexity-core.github.io
𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐄 is a newly-created umbrella organization that aims to gather resources and initiatives directed to the Complexity and Network Science community.
complexity-core.github.io
𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐄 is a newly-created umbrella organization that aims to gather resources and initiatives directed to the Complexity and Network Science community.
Can't wait to be back at @complexity72h.bsky.social, let the sleepless nights come :D #Complexity72h
Leading our penultimate project, meet Sandro Sousa (@sandrofsousa.bsky.social) from @nerdsitu.bsky.social @itu.dk!
Their project: "Walking Through Complex Spatial Patterns of Socioeconomic Systems"
#Complexity72h
Their project: "Walking Through Complex Spatial Patterns of Socioeconomic Systems"
#Complexity72h
February 18, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Can't wait to be back at @complexity72h.bsky.social, let the sleepless nights come :D #Complexity72h
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Someone should write this black on white the day after H-index and impact factors started to drive decision-making processes in many scientific fields.
Now the community behind the Complex Systems Society writes it and calls for similar initiatives.
Now the community behind the Complex Systems Society writes it and calls for similar initiatives.
February 15, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Someone should write this black on white the day after H-index and impact factors started to drive decision-making processes in many scientific fields.
Now the community behind the Complex Systems Society writes it and calls for similar initiatives.
Now the community behind the Complex Systems Society writes it and calls for similar initiatives.
How to choose a research question?
"Try to first see the forest from the trees, and then focus on those trees that you find important. If you feel that some trees or entire forests are missing, you have a research question!
Great advice to early career researchers
jarisaramaki.fi/2025/01/29/h...
"Try to first see the forest from the trees, and then focus on those trees that you find important. If you feel that some trees or entire forests are missing, you have a research question!
Great advice to early career researchers
jarisaramaki.fi/2025/01/29/h...
How to choose a research question?
Choosing which problems to work on is perhaps the hardest and most crucial part of science. It is also an invisible and underrated part.
jarisaramaki.fi
February 16, 2025 at 8:19 AM
How to choose a research question?
"Try to first see the forest from the trees, and then focus on those trees that you find important. If you feel that some trees or entire forests are missing, you have a research question!
Great advice to early career researchers
jarisaramaki.fi/2025/01/29/h...
"Try to first see the forest from the trees, and then focus on those trees that you find important. If you feel that some trees or entire forests are missing, you have a research question!
Great advice to early career researchers
jarisaramaki.fi/2025/01/29/h...
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This is amazing! A wonderfully interactive way of demonstrating how you can be manipulated using visualizations! Will definitely share this with my students!
Dishonest charts are coming from all directions, and they're only going to hit harder. Unless we push back. So, an interactive guide: Defense Against Dishonest Charts flowingdata.com/projects/dis...
Defense Against Dishonest Charts
This is a guide to protect ourselves and to preserve what is good about turning data into visual things.
flowingdata.com
February 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
This is amazing! A wonderfully interactive way of demonstrating how you can be manipulated using visualizations! Will definitely share this with my students!