Does anyone else feel like we’re constantly recognizing crises too late to do anything about them?

New hobby, who dis?

I’m reading Mary Douglas’ How Institutions Think. Can anyone suggest follow up reading covering the next 40 years of science (bonus points for network science vibes)? #booksky

I just planned my schedule for #NERCCS2025! This is the 8th iteration of this conference. There are some truly awesome keynote speakers and contributed talks. There is a virtual option as well.

You can check out the conference here: nerccs2025.github.io

This artist nailed it.

I don’t know who is responsible for this, but it’s a gem.

Pour one out, I guess.

When your lab has a dance party in India and you have to stay home and make your own biryani.

Tell me you’re totally out of touch without telling me you’re totally out of touch. Tax the rich.

I have been eyeing this for months, I just haven’t had the time to dive in. But I finished revising a paper this week and now I do. 🤞🏼

#complexity

www.foundationalpapersincomplexityscience.org

Tell me you have kids without telling me you have kids.

My child doesn’t know what’s about to hit them.

We’re having a great visit in Austin. I spied Jupiter and Saturn with my own eyes for the first time. Thinking of Kevin Hand’s wonderful book Alien Oceans and the possibility that we may find evidence of life based on a different chemistry sometime soon.

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Fascinating talk by Dr. Xiaotu Ma this morning! “Advancing Sustainability: Innovations in Li-ion Battery Recycling and Manufacturing” www.binghamton.edu/ssie/people/...