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𝗖𝗦𝗛 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵
𝗡𝗼. 3️⃣ 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗴𝗲

A #crime may look like a single event: a fraud, a drug shipment, a cyberattack. But behind it can lie a web of people and resources. This means we have to look beyond individual cases to the systems that connect them. 🧵👇🧪 #complexity
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𝗖𝗦𝗛 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵
3️⃣ 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗴𝗲

Read the rapid-fire 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 with @behas.bsky.social for a look behind the scenes! What question does he want to have an answer to in 5 years, why is it so hard to crack, and what did he change his mind about? #crypto
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Crime In The Digital Age – Interview With Bernhard Haslhofer
This year, the Complexity Science Hub celebrates its 10th anniversary. Throughout our anniversary year, we're spotlighting one research topic every month.
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September 15, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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Because of their superior computing power, #chess computers always beat human players (even if you're Beth Harmon from Queen's Gambit)♟️But also style of play is different, finds a new study: chess engines handle game #complexity fundamentally differently 🧪

The paper: shorturl.at/H8uGo
The thread 👇🧵
A graphic split into two halves: on the left, a chessboard with several pieces knocked over beside it; on the right, a yellow background with a black asterisk logo and text reading 'STUDY: In chess, AI engines have been beating humans for quite some time now. But how does their play actually differ? "They differ in how they manage complexity. Human players quickly reduce it. AI is able to sustain it." While chess cannot capture the complexity of real-world decisions this observation raises an important question...' A photo of Vito D.P. Servedio, CSH Faculty, appears at the bottom.
September 15, 2026 at 7:45 AM
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Join us in welcoming 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗞𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝘂𝗯𝗲𝗿 to the CSH as a #PhD candidate! In the 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗲𝘀 group led by Frank Neffke, he will study how AI is reshaping the way skills and know-how get coordinated in the #economy – with a focus on #software development.

About Michael: shorturl.at/0boff
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September 14, 2026 at 9:57 AM
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❓𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝘂𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿? We spoke with CSH researcher Mirta Galesic who studies how people and human collectives form their beliefs. Here are some of her insights 🧵🧪 #complexity #psychology
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September 10, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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Summer, sunshine, and science! ☀️🤓 Apart from enjoying their well-deserved holidays, @csh.ac.at #𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 spent their summer at exciting workshops and summer schools abroad. Two examples 👇🧵

Interested in a PhD at the #Complexity Science Hub? Check out our graduate program: shorturl.at/nEuiI
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September 9, 2026 at 8:07 AM
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Congrats to CSH faculty member and @tugraz.bsky.social professor Fariba Karimi and team @netincsh.bsky.social! A tool from the 𝗠𝗔𝗠𝗠𝗢𝘁𝗵 project (𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 #𝗔𝗜 #𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀) made the 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻'𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗿 as a tech-ready innovation.
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🔗 The project: mammoth-ai.eu
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September 8, 2026 at 9:53 AM
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𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 "𝗪𝗘𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗢𝗡", where CSH researchers explore big questions in accessible language. Come to listen, ask questions, and join the discussion! Faculty member 𝗟𝗷𝘂𝗯𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗡𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗸𝗼𝘀𝗸𝗮 will talk about the future of work in times of AI. 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿: shorturl.at/mRfCP #scicomm #complexity
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September 7, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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This week, we're welcoming the 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿. On 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, Tibor V. Varga, René de Vries & Bertina Kreshpaj talk about the emergence of childhood adversity across generations, and on #health inequalities in a changing labor market. 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲! 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽: shorturl.at/gFF7B 🧪
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September 7, 2026 at 7:42 AM
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This summer really was scorching. CSH researchers and partners looked into what prolonged heat means for admissions and patient outcomes in Austrian hospitals. Overall, there are 𝗳𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀 ‒ 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲, 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻-𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀 🧪 #healthdata
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Heat & Health in Austria
An interactive map for exploring the health impacts of heat in Austria.
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September 3, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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Last week, the CSH hosted the 2026 edition of the 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 ‒ and what a week it was! The ~40 participants were challenged to visualize findings from #ComplexityScience. From charts and gameplay to sound, performance, animation, and theater, everything was possible! 🧪
September 3, 2026 at 7:36 AM
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𝗖𝗦𝗛 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵
𝗡𝗼. 3️⃣ 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗴𝗲

A #crime may look like a single event: a fraud, a drug shipment, a cyberattack. But behind it can lie a web of people and resources. This means we have to look beyond individual cases to the systems that connect them. 🧵👇🧪 #complexity
A graphic with a yellow and orange background featuring headshots of four men in the top left, and '#3 SEPT' in a white box top right. Bold text reads 'Research Topic of the Month: Crime in the Digital Age.' A '10 Years Complexity Science Hub' logo is in the bottom right corner.
September 1, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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Welcome, Guillaume Moinard! @foxwill.bsky.social
At the Complexity Science Hub, Guillaume joined the group of @behas.bsky.social as a #postdoc to study distributed governance within a decentralized economy. Glad to have you on board!

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗲: csh.ac.at/guillaume-mo...
#AcademicSky
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August 27, 2026 at 8:31 AM
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𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗲 #𝗔𝗜 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀? 🤖 Researchers benchmarked LLMs on the accuracy and social bias of their responses when recommending physics experts ‒ see yesterday's post for details. This interactive #visualization shows where they fall short 👇🧪 #AcademicSky
August 25, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘀? According to a study by Tecnológico de Monterrey, in collaboration with CSH's @rafaelprietocuriel.bsky.social , Mexican city centers have lost 2.5 million people in 30 years, while the overall urban population has doubled. 🧪
A graphic split into two halves: on the left, a grid of circular maps showing population density changes for various Mexican cities including Acapulco, Guadalajara, and Chihuahua; on the right, a light blue background with a black asterisk logo, a quote reading 'STUDY: Between 1990 and 2020, the number of people living in Mexican cities doubled. Yet the central areas lost residents – around 2.5 million in 30 years,' and a photo of Rafael Prieto-Curiel, CSH Faculty
August 25, 2026 at 7:45 AM
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 #𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘆! 🚀 All week, scientists, journalists, artists, designers & data analysts collaboratively sharpen their skills to turn research into compelling visuals — led by data #visualization expert 𝗟𝗶𝘂𝗵𝘂𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗮𝗻𝗴 & information designer 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗞𝗮𝗵𝗻. 📊
An aerial view of a leafy courtyard where a group of people wearing conference lanyards form a circle around a central path and a tall black sculpture, with bicycles parked along the side." A large group of people sit at tables listening attentively in an ornate room with tall arched windows, a crystal chandelier, and framed black-and-white artwork on the walls. Workshop host Liuhuaying Yang gestures while speaking next to a screen displaying event instructions for 'Day 2,' as co-host Paul Kahn looks on and several people sit listening in the foreground, in an ornately decorated room A large group of about 40 people wearing conference lanyards pose together for a photo outdoors, some standing and some sitting on a low wall, in front of a building with an ornate facade.
August 24, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻? Whether you're a journalist, a panel discussion organizer, or a decision-maker looking for expert advice, finding the right expert is crucial. Increasingly, #AI tools help with that. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁? 🧵👇🧪
A graphic split into two halves: on the left, a laptop screen showing an AI chat interface with 'What can I help with?'; on the right, a yellow background with a black asterisk logo and text reading 'STUDY: Who does AI recommend as an expert? Researchers find a bias towards white, male, senior and US-based scholars – and an interesting trade-off between accuracy or social representation across 22 LLMs
August 24, 2026 at 9:08 AM
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Huge congratulations to Elma Dervic and Jan Korbel, who have both been awarded a Förderungspreis of the City of Vienna 2026! 🎉

While Korbel studies the foundations of complex systems with a focus on polarization, Dervic uses large-scale health data to investigate disease risks and inequalities.
August 18, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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#Jobalert. Are you passionate about turning health data into insights that can make a difference? The Complexity Science Hub is looking for a #postdoctoral researcher to join the TRACK-PEM project.

👉 Learn more: csh.jobs.personio.com/job/2755336
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August 18, 2026 at 10:35 AM
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Here is my Keynote Presentation at @ic2s2.bsky.social:

Fighting Mexican Cartels with Mathematics and Complexity Science.
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2026 IC2S2: Keynote Presentation by Rafael Prieto-Curiel
YouTube video by Vermont Complex Systems Institute
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August 17, 2026 at 12:49 PM
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No. 2️⃣ Research Topic of the month: 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 – meet Liuhuaying Yang! How does she turn data into interactive, explorable visualizations? And why does she think this is so important?

In this interview series, our researchers give you a behind-the-scenes look into their field.
August 18, 2026 at 8:51 AM
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🌡️ How has heat exposure changed across Austria? Which municipalities are particularly affected? And where is heat vulnerability highest?

Explore the CSH Heat Map to find out: vis.csh.ac.at/heat-health-...
August 14, 2026 at 7:26 AM
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Welcome, Tina Šfiligoj! 👋
Our new postdoc at CSH studies complex networks & public transport, driven by the conviction that planning sustainable, livable cities requires understanding the full complexity of transport systems.
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August 13, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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💪 We’re #hiring – and looking for a Data Visualization Specialist to join the Complexity Science Hub.
Are you passionate about turning complex data into clear, engaging visuals? Then apply by Aug 31: csh.jobs.personio.com/job/2751773
August 13, 2026 at 8:18 AM
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👢 For all those thinking about how many #jobs #AI will replace, have you ever thought about Victorian England’s bootmakers? CSH researcher Hillary Vipond definitely has – and @justinwolfers.bsky.social brilliantly explains what she found in Platypus Economics: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXVT...
Anthropic's CEO Says AI Will Wipe Out Jobs. Victorian England Disagrees. Justin Wolfers Explains.
YouTube video by Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers
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August 11, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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Between 1990 and 2020, the number of people living in Mexican cities doubled. Yet, the central areas of all cities lost 2.5 million residents!

Happy to share our new article from Tec de Monterrey and @csh.ac.at:
Scaling and Population Loss in Mexican Urban Centres

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
August 10, 2026 at 4:40 PM