@ricardsole.bsky.social
Scientist & skeptic. Dad. Book addict. Pathologically curious. Origins and Evolution of Complexity, Synthetic Transitions, Liquid Brains, and Earth Terraformation. ICREA, SFI & CSH professor. Author. Secular humanist.
@ricardsole.bsky.socialWhat if engineered microbes could help repair our planet? It may be time to move beyond containment and control toward ecological partnership, responsible stewardship, and planetary repair. Check this great paper by @vdlorenzo.bsky.social
enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@vdlorenzo.bsky.socialReposted by @ricardsole.bsky.socialEmbodied physical computing in all its splendour: How Gaudi solved in the 1880s a multi-objective design optimization problem with neither advanced math, computers nor simulation tools👇 www.instagram.com/reel/DcQ-72R...
@ricardsole.bsky.socialStop giving them ideas!
@ricardsole.bsky.socialGreat to hear that! And thanks for the good wishes for Wally. He may not be the brainiest of creatures, but he certainly makes up for it in charm!
@ricardsole.bsky.socialMe: “Let’s open the balcony now that it’s not so hot.” My daughter: “What if the cat jumps off?” Me: “Come on, cats aren’t that crazy.” Five minutes later, Wally fell off the balcony. Apparently, craziness is not exclusively human. And Wally is now down to six lives.
@nytimes.comReposted by @ricardsole.bsky.socialBreaking News: The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Navi Pillay for her efforts to ensure that war crimes and genocide are prosecuted.
@nytimes.comReposted by @ricardsole.bsky.socialMargaret Hamilton, who led the 100-person team that wrote the onboard software for the Apollo missions, has died.
@nature.comReposted by @ricardsole.bsky.socialThe IceCube observatory at the South Pole is a vast array of 5160 sensors, buried more than 1.5km below the surface of the ice sheet. Today, the observatory won the Nobel Prize in Physics
Originally published 2023
go.nature.com/4hEJF0t
@philipcball.bsky.socialReposted by @ricardsole.bsky.socialThe post on the Franklin DNA work by @matthewcobb.bsky.social is fantastic, though Matthew has understandably disabled comments, so mine are going here. The tl;dr is that history (including the history of science) is generally complicated and resists simple retrospective narratives (such as here...
@nature.comReposted by @ricardsole.bsky.socialFrancis Halzen wins the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on a high-energy neutrino observatory at the South Pole
@ricardsole.bsky.socialups, thanks. I bought it at a bookstore in Yale and I did not check!
@ricardsole.bsky.socialYou are wellcome. Congratulations!
@ricardsole.bsky.socialWhat is the origin of consciousness? Nowadays, too many people is talking (too much) about it, often lacking the right context. Most importantly, origins means also evolution. This @yalepress.bsky.social book is a wonderful exploration of how complex cognitive systems evolved. A fascinating journey.
@ricardsole.bsky.socialCan AI collectives develop biases that no individual agent has? This @pnas.org study led by @baronca.bsky.social shows that interaction can amplify existing biases, create new ones or even override agents’ individual preferences. www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
@ricardsole.bsky.socialFelicidades a @pflis.bsky.social por este trabajo. Un regalo para los lectores y un recordatorio de lo importante que es que tengamos buenos periodistas.
@ricardsole.bsky.socialAra que Junts han ajudat a tombar (amb PP i Vox) les iniciatives sobre habitatge, almenys han deixat clar quina és la seva veritable pàtria. La dels fons voltor.
@ricardsole.bsky.socialEste proyecto forma parte de una ambicioso programa de investigación multidisciplinar, incluyendo sistemas complejos, biologia sintetica @vdlorenzo.bsky.social @nastassiakn.bsky.social, ecologia d e campo y teórica @ftmaestre.bsky.social @sonia-kefi.bsky.social @embl.org @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social
@vdlorenzo.bsky.socialReposted by @ricardsole.bsky.socialSensacional artículo de @pflis.bsky.social sobre el trabajo de @vmaull.bsky.social y @ricardsole.bsky.social en Isla Ascensión elpais.com/eps/2026-10-.... De cómo un ecosistema dañado puede ser reconstruido mediante una intervención racional. Un ejemplo de Terraformación en nuestro propio planeta 👏
@ricardsole.bsky.socialFelicitaciones a @vmaull.bsky.social x el articulo en @elpais.com sobre la terraformación de la isla de Ascensión. Un proyecto único que continua los esfuerzos de nuestro laboratorio sobre ingenieria emergente @melisupf.bsky.social @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social www.complexsystemslab.org/research/eme...
@manlius.bsky.socialReposted by @ricardsole.bsky.socialMemories of being a kid in the ’90s, watching the ✨ night sky, mixed w: the scientific knowledge I gained later
You can’t imagine how happy I am about this piece. And about the cover too: hours to take that picture of the Orion's Belt
