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What happens when a network is neither perfectly ordered nor completely random? Watts & Strogatz’s 1998 “small-world” insight: add a few random shortcuts to a local network, you keep the clustering but gain short paths.
𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙚𝙙, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙡-𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙎𝙘𝙞 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢 𝙨𝙤𝙤𝙣…
November 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Congratulations to @alexvespi.bsky.social for being awarded the EPS SNPD Prize 2025, in recognition of his seminal contributions to the statistical physics of complex networks and for unveiling the universal principles governing epidemic spreading and information diffusion.
eps.org/eps-snpd-pri...
The EPS SNPD Prizes 2025 are announced!
The Statistical and Nonlinear Physics Division (SNPD) of the European Physical Society (EPS) is happy to announce the winners of the EPS SNPD Prizes 2025.
eps.org
November 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
We’re proud to share that NetSI faculty David Lazer and
@alexvespi.bsky.social
have been named to Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list, recognizing scientists whose work ranks among the top 0.1% most cited globally for exceptional impact and influence.

𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦 🔗 bit.ly/449idlv
November 13, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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And here's the published version: journals.aps.org/prl/abstract...

Great teamwork with @federicomalizia.bsky.social, @andresguzmanm.bsky.social, and I. Kiss -- with special thanks to Federico for leading the effort!
November 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
With mosquitoes growing resistant to insecticides, new malaria control methods are crucial. A study by Binod Pant & colleagues shows that releasing fungus-infected male mosquitoes could safely and effectively curb malaria transmission.
tinyurl.com/k2dzcjxw
Study 🔗 tinyurl.com/3crmyr9w
Want to eradicate malaria-bearing mosquitoes? Try fungus, this researcher says
A Northeastern postdoc has created a mathematical model that demonstrates how a fungal solution could control malarial mosquito populations.
news.northeastern.edu
November 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Next up: two classic sociological networks!
Mohr & Duquenne (1997) map how NYC’s social welfare system evolved from strict moral categorizations of “the poor” in 1888 to a professionalized structure by 1917.
A Galois lattice reveals how culture shaped the very logic of relief.
🔗 tinyurl.com/a35dr9cv
November 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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The Turing Liaison Team is excited to host @lordgrilo.bsky.social, who will deliver a seminar entitled 'Tracing the Cultural Fabric of Sperm Whale Societies.'

📆 5 November
⏰ 13:00 - 14:00
📍Biomedical Building, C42 at the University of Bristol

Find out more here: tinyurl.com/mrxp5h2n
October 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Forthcoming in Physical Review Letters!
NetSI London authors Federico Malizia, Andrés Guzmán, Iacopo Iacopini & Istvan Kiss explore how group interactions spark explosive contagion in higher-order networks.
Story 🔗 tinyurl.com/84ymkz2t
Video ▶️ youtu.be/7mQwvK5mje0
SIR Epidemic on Higher-Order Networks
YouTube video by Network Science Institute
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November 6, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Another striking network visualization: the Network of Political Blogs during the 2004 U.S. presidential election.
Red = Republican, Blue = Democratic.
The analysis revealed dense within-party links and few cross-party ties—an early snapshot of online polarization.
Study 🔗 tinyurl.com/4mfxpr9b
November 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
⚽📊 Dive into two days of data, sports & network(ing)s at the 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 & 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 + 𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻 at #NetSI!
Hackathon kicks off Feb 27, followed by industry talks, panels & awards.
🗓️ Register by Dec 31 — open to all (under)grad students in Boston!
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November 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗦𝗰𝗶 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻!
Secure your spot at the flagship conference of the Network Science Society and take advantage of the early bird registration special - www.netsci2026.com/registration
📅 June 1–5, 2026 | Hyatt Regency, Cambridge, MA
Join us as we celebrate 20 years of NetSci!
November 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Another great visualization—The Network of the Conclave maps the social structure of the papal conclave, where each node represents a cardinal, colored by doctrinal orientation. Few modern decision-making processes combine secrecy, ritual, and influence as vividly as this one.
🔗 tinyurl.com/2rz3as5w
October 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Join us for an insightful NetSI talk by Elizabeth Bruch, titled “Making Social Structure Visible: How Knowledge Changes the Rules.” The event will take place on Thursday, October 30 at 10:30 AM on the 11th Floor or via Zoom.

www.networkscienceinstitute.org/talks/elizab...
October 30, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Join us at 11:30 AM for an 11th Floor talk by Arianna Salazar-Miranda on “Urban Mobility, City Structure, and Segregation.” She will discuss how city design and dynamics influence movement and inequality with urban systems and spatial justice. www.networkscienceinstitute.org/talks/ariann...
October 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Join us today at 1:30 PM on the 11th floor of NetSI or over zoom for a talk by Lin Chen, a new postdoctoral researcher in SunLAB. Don’t miss “Inequality and Resilience in Urban Social Dynamics” and the chance to connect with fellow researchers!

www.networkscienceinstitute.org/talks/lin-chen
October 23, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Next up! ✈️ A look at the worldwide airport network (2013). Researchers tested 12 attack strategies and found that degree-based and Bonacich-based attacks most disrupt passenger flow—laying the groundwork for smarter, more resilient air transport systems.
October 22, 2025 at 8:16 PM
A call to all the creative communicators and data visualization wizards who want to make epidemic visualizations effective, better communicate science & help support decision-makers!

This is your chance!! ⚡ submissions for lightning talks are open until October. 31 for 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 🎨🦠
We're organizing a special session called "The Art of Epidemics" at #Epidemics10! The session focuses on how thoughtfully designed visualizations and communication tools can make complex epidemiological data more impactful. artofepidemics.wixsite.com/epidemics10
Home | The Art of Epidemics
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October 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Don’t miss a fantastic talk by Prof. Yonina Eldar. She’ll explore model-based learning, a hybrid approach that enables efficient, explainable, and data-efficient solutions for tasks such as medical imaging & diagnostics, radar & communication systems, and more.
tinyurl.com/3mtpzn46
October 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
#NetSI_Sport duo, Brennan Klein & Maddalena Torricelli, joined SOURCE—Northeastern’s 2025 Showcase for Undergraduate Research—sharing a new project at the crossroads of sports, networks, and data science, soon launching as a Master’s course in Spring '26! 🔗 tinyurl.com/bddkc8vf

@jkbren.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Take a closer look in this @nuglobalnews.bsky.social story at the findings of the new national survey by the American Higher Education Barometer on American’s attitude and concerns towards higher education and the funding of science and health research.

news.northeastern.edu/2025/10/15/n...
Americans united on protecting science research in higher ed, worry about liberal bias and antisemitism, national survey reveals
The Higher Education Public Opinion survey is the latest effort to examine attitudes and behaviors in the United States.
news.northeastern.edu
October 16, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Continuing our network visualization series.
Research has long focused on a few related disorders—but genetics now reveals links across nearly all diseases. The HDN, developed by @barabasi.bsky.social maps genetic connections between disorders, offering a genome-wide roadmap for future discoveries.
October 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Let’s warm up your appetite for the beauty of networks! 🌐
Leading up to #NetSci2026, we’ll share iconic visualizations that reveal just how interconnected our world is. Consider this your visual warm-up before the conference! 👀
October 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Next week's lineup of talks will take you from diagnosing change and polarization in neighborhoods with Jordan Kemp, to temporal graph neural networks with Ingo Scholtes, & to the limits of network science with Carlos Gershenson.

Join the talks tinyurl.com/mpr87m6t
or watch on tinyurl.com/4n9uarhu
October 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM