Phileas 🌿🔥🦦🔥🌿
@phileasdg.bsky.social
Strategic Applications Developer @ Wolfram Research. Human Ecology, Computational Geography, Theoretical Ecology, and Complexity Science. (they/them). Opinions are my own.
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Part of the problem is people think what persuades them is logic and facts.
In reality, most people's opinions are shaped primarily what they perceive to be the views of the community they're in.
So if you hang out with Nazis all day, it starts to feel "normal."
In reality, most people's opinions are shaped primarily what they perceive to be the views of the community they're in.
So if you hang out with Nazis all day, it starts to feel "normal."
This is the correct take. Stewing in white supremacist propaganda is bad for your thinking. And if think you are so savvy that it won’t impact you, you are the exact kind of mark they are slowly converting (I’m looking at you, centrist pundits).
It’s really funny how a generation will roll its eyes at parents who watch Fox News but doesn’t see why being immersed in Twitter is having the same effect. Lots of serious people show up on Fox News too but that shouldn’t be your primary source on the news.
November 27, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Part of the problem is people think what persuades them is logic and facts.
In reality, most people's opinions are shaped primarily what they perceive to be the views of the community they're in.
So if you hang out with Nazis all day, it starts to feel "normal."
In reality, most people's opinions are shaped primarily what they perceive to be the views of the community they're in.
So if you hang out with Nazis all day, it starts to feel "normal."
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RIP Sean Connery you would have loved saying this headline
Sex cardigans: can the Wicked sequel make bulky knits strangely alluring?
Sex cardigans: can the Wicked sequel make bulky knits strangely alluring?
It’s not the sexiest of garments. It arguably looks more like a discarded fishing net. And yet it has cast a spell over the internet
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
RIP Sean Connery you would have loved saying this headline
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![R. H. Bing (October 20, 1914 – April 28, 1986)[1] was an American mathematician who worked mainly in the areas of geometric topology and continuum theory.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreid62wy3dekb2kzbisjfdlimlb35j4rlgew5iof7vi32byfszmg26a@jpeg)
![Bing's father was named Rupert Henry, but Bing's mother thought that "Rupert Henry" was too British for Texas. Thus she compromised by abbreviating it to R. H.[5] Consequently, R. H. does not stand for a first or middle name.
When Bing was applying for a visa, he was requested not to use initials. He explained that his name was really "R-only H-only Bing", and ended up receiving a visa made out to "Ronly Honly Bing".](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreigmfj53q4uy33spga2bxdkllqm3ag5sffovg5g7ddmu3vqzkb6k24@jpeg)
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Double feature, just out on @royalsocietypublishing.org:
"Uncertainty quantification and posterior sampling for network reconstruction"
Previous explainer thread here: bsky.app/profile/tiag...
Code here: graph-tool.skewed.de/static/docs/...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
"Uncertainty quantification and posterior sampling for network reconstruction"
Previous explainer thread here: bsky.app/profile/tiag...
Code here: graph-tool.skewed.de/static/docs/...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
November 5, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Double feature, just out on @royalsocietypublishing.org:
"Uncertainty quantification and posterior sampling for network reconstruction"
Previous explainer thread here: bsky.app/profile/tiag...
Code here: graph-tool.skewed.de/static/docs/...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
"Uncertainty quantification and posterior sampling for network reconstruction"
Previous explainer thread here: bsky.app/profile/tiag...
Code here: graph-tool.skewed.de/static/docs/...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
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Intersectional inequalities in social ties | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Intersectional inequalities in social ties
At identity intersections, inequality transforms, revealing network patterns that single-dimensional models fail to explain.
www.science.org
November 6, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Intersectional inequalities in social ties | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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How can biological systems anticipate future events? In our new paper with @jordiplam.bsky.social, we show how a simple genetic circuit can predict future trends through a simple (and perhaps widespread) mechanism @drmichaellevin.bsky.social @koseskalab.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
April 28, 2025 at 10:42 PM
How can biological systems anticipate future events? In our new paper with @jordiplam.bsky.social, we show how a simple genetic circuit can predict future trends through a simple (and perhaps widespread) mechanism @drmichaellevin.bsky.social @koseskalab.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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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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In our latest paper in PNAS, we ask: How can scientific progress be accelerated to meet the urgent challenges of the Anthropocene? We point to significant barriers in forecasting & prediction efforts for the biosphere 🧵👇 🧪🌎🦋 1/n www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
#ScienceTwitter #Ecology #Anthropocene
#ScienceTwitter #Ecology #Anthropocene
May 9, 2024 at 6:55 PM
In our latest paper in PNAS, we ask: How can scientific progress be accelerated to meet the urgent challenges of the Anthropocene? We point to significant barriers in forecasting & prediction efforts for the biosphere 🧵👇 🧪🌎🦋 1/n www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
#ScienceTwitter #Ecology #Anthropocene
#ScienceTwitter #Ecology #Anthropocene
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When change moves faster than systems can adapt, they tip
Our culture of “now-ism” risks pushing climate, economies and societies past their limits
The latest #ComplexityThoughts:
👉 manlius.substack.com/p/how-modern...
🎧 on Spotify and Apple
#ComplexSystems #Resilience
@ricardsole.bsky.social
Our culture of “now-ism” risks pushing climate, economies and societies past their limits
The latest #ComplexityThoughts:
👉 manlius.substack.com/p/how-modern...
🎧 on Spotify and Apple
#ComplexSystems #Resilience
@ricardsole.bsky.social
How modern “now-ism“ can accelerate crises in climate, finance and ecosystems
Slowing change may be our last line of defense
manlius.substack.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:17 AM
When change moves faster than systems can adapt, they tip
Our culture of “now-ism” risks pushing climate, economies and societies past their limits
The latest #ComplexityThoughts:
👉 manlius.substack.com/p/how-modern...
🎧 on Spotify and Apple
#ComplexSystems #Resilience
@ricardsole.bsky.social
Our culture of “now-ism” risks pushing climate, economies and societies past their limits
The latest #ComplexityThoughts:
👉 manlius.substack.com/p/how-modern...
🎧 on Spotify and Apple
#ComplexSystems #Resilience
@ricardsole.bsky.social
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EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
Excited to be speaking at the @sfiscience.bsky.social forum on Nascent Research Ideas this Wednesday to report on my Complexity Global School group's co-creative art project: "Growing a Sympoietic Art Organism".
Join on October 15th from 2:00 to 3:00 PM GMT+1.
Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/8780969926...
Join on October 15th from 2:00 to 3:00 PM GMT+1.
Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/8780969926...
October 13, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Excited to be speaking at the @sfiscience.bsky.social forum on Nascent Research Ideas this Wednesday to report on my Complexity Global School group's co-creative art project: "Growing a Sympoietic Art Organism".
Join on October 15th from 2:00 to 3:00 PM GMT+1.
Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/8780969926...
Join on October 15th from 2:00 to 3:00 PM GMT+1.
Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/8780969926...
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Can general artificial intelligence emerge by not following the evolution of complex brains? In this 2022 paper with @brigan.bsky.social we argued that embodiment, mind reading (mirror systems), mental time traveling... are necessary conditions
www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/24... @anilseth.bsky.social
www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/24... @anilseth.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Can general artificial intelligence emerge by not following the evolution of complex brains? In this 2022 paper with @brigan.bsky.social we argued that embodiment, mind reading (mirror systems), mental time traveling... are necessary conditions
www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/24... @anilseth.bsky.social
www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/24... @anilseth.bsky.social
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Can consciousness arise purely from computation, or does it require the biological mechanisms that allow computing? The tension between computational roles and biological realizers may hold the key. Check this paper by @neddo.bsky.social @mkhochb.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
October 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Can consciousness arise purely from computation, or does it require the biological mechanisms that allow computing? The tension between computational roles and biological realizers may hold the key. Check this paper by @neddo.bsky.social @mkhochb.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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It is often argued that the origin of life must be related to "phase transitions"
This concept is often misused, or even abused.
In a new paper with @ricardsole.bsky.social we discuss which types of transitions might be involved and some relevant models.
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
This concept is often misused, or even abused.
In a new paper with @ricardsole.bsky.social we discuss which types of transitions might be involved and some relevant models.
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
Bifurcations and phase transitions in the origins of life | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
The path towards the emergence of life in our biosphere involved several key events allowing for the persistence, reproduction and evolution of molecular systems. All these processes took place in a given environmental context and required both molecular ...
royalsocietypublishing.org
October 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
It is often argued that the origin of life must be related to "phase transitions"
This concept is often misused, or even abused.
In a new paper with @ricardsole.bsky.social we discuss which types of transitions might be involved and some relevant models.
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
This concept is often misused, or even abused.
In a new paper with @ricardsole.bsky.social we discuss which types of transitions might be involved and some relevant models.
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
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New preprint out! I did a literature review to check whether the use of distinct types of spatial networks in ecology has led to research silos or, instead, generated bridges among theoretical frameworks due to their methodological similarities. Find out here 👉 ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
September 25, 2025 at 10:12 AM
New preprint out! I did a literature review to check whether the use of distinct types of spatial networks in ecology has led to research silos or, instead, generated bridges among theoretical frameworks due to their methodological similarities. Find out here 👉 ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...
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Very proud of this paper in BioScience :
« Too cute to be wild: what teddy bears reveal about our disconnection from nature »
🧸 are more than toys, they shape among our first emotional connections to nature. But their design may also distort how we see wildlife !
👉 doi.org/10.1093/bios...
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« Too cute to be wild: what teddy bears reveal about our disconnection from nature »
🧸 are more than toys, they shape among our first emotional connections to nature. But their design may also distort how we see wildlife !
👉 doi.org/10.1093/bios...
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September 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Very proud of this paper in BioScience :
« Too cute to be wild: what teddy bears reveal about our disconnection from nature »
🧸 are more than toys, they shape among our first emotional connections to nature. But their design may also distort how we see wildlife !
👉 doi.org/10.1093/bios...
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« Too cute to be wild: what teddy bears reveal about our disconnection from nature »
🧸 are more than toys, they shape among our first emotional connections to nature. But their design may also distort how we see wildlife !
👉 doi.org/10.1093/bios...
🧪🦤
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Im of course 100% on board with this argument but who’s gonna tell the authors about Amartya Sen, Mahbub Al Haq, 30 years of calculating HDI, and the human development approach more broadly.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Governments should prioritize well-being over economic growth - Nature Human Behaviour
Despite its prominence in public discourse, economic growth does not translate into lasting improvements in well-being. To improve people’s lives, policymakers should shift their focus from economic g...
www.nature.com
September 21, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Im of course 100% on board with this argument but who’s gonna tell the authors about Amartya Sen, Mahbub Al Haq, 30 years of calculating HDI, and the human development approach more broadly.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Human ignitions and lightning strikes both influence global fire regimes. Here the authors disaggregate the two effects and show that anthropogenic influences have lengthened fire seasons globally, regardless of other factors 🧪🔥
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Human activity augments lightning ignitions to reshape fire seasonality across all biomes on Earth - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Human ignitions and lightning strikes both influence global fire regimes. Here the authors disaggregate the two effects in an analysis of global daily fuel moisture and flammability threshold datasets...
www.nature.com
September 23, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Human ignitions and lightning strikes both influence global fire regimes. Here the authors disaggregate the two effects and show that anthropogenic influences have lengthened fire seasons globally, regardless of other factors 🧪🔥
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Depolarization is not "a scalable solution for reducing societal-level conflict.... achieving lasting depolarization will likely require....moving beyond individual-level treatments to address the elite behaviors and structural incentives that fuel partisan conflict" www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
September 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Depolarization is not "a scalable solution for reducing societal-level conflict.... achieving lasting depolarization will likely require....moving beyond individual-level treatments to address the elite behaviors and structural incentives that fuel partisan conflict" www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
@gstonge.bsky.social Hi Guillaume! I'm Phileas. I recently emailed you to express interest in working with you as a graduate student at the Network Science Institute. Would you be willing to chat with me in the coming weeks?
September 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
@gstonge.bsky.social Hi Guillaume! I'm Phileas. I recently emailed you to express interest in working with you as a graduate student at the Network Science Institute. Would you be willing to chat with me in the coming weeks?
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The War on Science
YouTube video by Shaun
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September 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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It took 8 months to write up this short piece
"Updating the Complex Systems Keyword Diagram Using Collective Feedback and Latest Literature Data"
arxiv.org/abs/2509.11997
"Updating the Complex Systems Keyword Diagram Using Collective Feedback and Latest Literature Data"
arxiv.org/abs/2509.11997
Updating the Complex Systems Keyword Diagram Using Collective Feedback and Latest Literature Data
The complex systems keyword diagram generated by the author in 2010 has been used widely in a variety of educational and outreach purposes, but it definitely needs a major update and reorganization. T...
arxiv.org
September 16, 2025 at 11:21 AM
It took 8 months to write up this short piece
"Updating the Complex Systems Keyword Diagram Using Collective Feedback and Latest Literature Data"
arxiv.org/abs/2509.11997
"Updating the Complex Systems Keyword Diagram Using Collective Feedback and Latest Literature Data"
arxiv.org/abs/2509.11997
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Interesting research out of Spain
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Moral Perceptions in Politics: Ideological Asymmetries in Perceived Moral Obligations and Stereotypical Perceptions Across Leftists and Rightists
In two studies conducted in Spain, we identified asymmetries in moral judgements, showing that leftist political topics and individuals were perceived as more moral than their rightist counterparts. ....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Interesting research out of Spain
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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I have to keep this deliberately vague, but this is a total disaster for academic research.
And imposing it so suddenly is just cruel. I’ve got friends scrambling to get back to the US before midnight tonight. Do you know how hard that is to do on 36 hours of notice?
And imposing it so suddenly is just cruel. I’ve got friends scrambling to get back to the US before midnight tonight. Do you know how hard that is to do on 36 hours of notice?
Trump to impose $100,000 fee per year for H-1B visas, in blow to tech
The Trump administration said on Friday it would ask companies to pay $100,000 per year for H-1B worker visas, prompting some big tech companies to warn visa holders to stay in the U.S. or quickly return.
www.reuters.com
September 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I have to keep this deliberately vague, but this is a total disaster for academic research.
And imposing it so suddenly is just cruel. I’ve got friends scrambling to get back to the US before midnight tonight. Do you know how hard that is to do on 36 hours of notice?
And imposing it so suddenly is just cruel. I’ve got friends scrambling to get back to the US before midnight tonight. Do you know how hard that is to do on 36 hours of notice?
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